Abolition of the Feudal System by Decree
- When
- night of 4–5 August 1789
- Where
- Paris session of the National Constituent Assembly
Deliberating through the night of 4 August, the Assembly announced the complete abolition of the feudal system and adopted eighteen decrees.
After deliberating on the night of 4 August 1789, the National Constituent Assembly announced, "The National Assembly abolishes the feudal system entirely." It abolished the seigneurial rights of the Second Estate and the tithes gathered by the First Estate. On the morning of 5 August it eliminated many clerical and noble rights and privileges. Eighteen decrees or articles concerned the abolition of feudalism, noble privileges, and seigneurial rights; dues originating in real or personal serfdom were abolished without indemnification, particular privileges of provinces and communes were ended, and equality of taxation was adopted without debate.
Sources
- Abolition of feudalism in France Wikipedia
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