Episode 2 of 4
Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly
- When
- 17 June 1789
- Where
- Third Estate deliberations
- Part of
- Tennis Court Oath
On 17 June 1789 the Third Estate began calling itself the National Assembly and invited the other estates to join against the king's wishes.
Led by Jean Sylvain Bailly and Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau, the Third Estate began on 17 June to call itself the National Assembly. Against the wishes of King Louis XVI, it invited the other two estates to join, ending the Estates-General as summoned.
Sources
- Tennis Court Oath Wikipedia
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