End of the Estates-General
- When
- by 9 July 1789
- Where
- Versailles (assembly site)
The Estates-General ceased to exist once it became the National Assembly, renamed the National Constituent Assembly after 9 July 1789.
Summoned by King Louis XVI, the Estates General of 1789 ended when the Third Estate, joined by some members of the other estates, formed the National Assembly. The king, on the advice of his privy council's courtiers, resolved to go in state to the assembly, annul its decrees, command the separation of the orders, and dictate reforms to a restored Estates General. Nonetheless, the Estates General had ceased to exist, having become the National Assembly, renamed the National Constituent Assembly after 9 July 1789.
Sources
- Estates General of 1789 Wikipedia
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