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Members of the French Third Estate

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1789

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Members of the French Third Estate, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Tennis Court Oath

    1789

    Role: Deputies who took the Tennis Court Oath

    1. May 1789 · Estates-General conveningEstates-General deadlocks over voting procedure

      Convened in May 1789 to address fiscal crisis, the Estates-General stalled over whether to vote by order or by head.

    2. 17 June 1789 · Third Estate deliberationsThird Estate declares itself the National Assembly

      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.

    3. 20 June 1789 · Indoor tennis court (Salle du Jeu de Paume) near the Palace of VersaillesDeputies swear the Tennis Court Oath

      Fearing an imminent royal attack, deputies met on Guillotin's suggestion in an indoor tennis court near Versailles and swore not to separate until a constitution was established.

    4. 27 June 1789 · Royal concession on voting procedureLouis XVI concedes voting by head

      After the oath reinforced the Assembly despite royal attempts to thwart it, Louis XVI formally requested voting by head counts on 27 June 1789.

Sources

  1. Tennis Court Oath Wikipedia