Historedia
Person

Viscount de Noailles

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1789–1790

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Viscount de Noailles, 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. Abolition of Feudalism by the Constituent Assembly

    1789–1790

    Role: Proposed abolishing the privileges of the nobility on the evening of 4 August

    1. late July 1789 · Paris and the surrounding countrysidePeasant Revolts Push the Assembly Toward Reform

      Reports of rural unrest reaching Paris by late July 1789 persuaded the Assembly to reform the social order and pacify the peasants.

    2. 4 August 1789 · Paris meeting of the National Constituent AssemblyProposals of Aiguillon and Noailles on 4 August

      On 4 August 1789 the Duke of Aiguillon and the Viscount de Noailles proposed abolishing feudal rights and noble privileges.

    3. night of 4–5 August 1789 · Paris session of the National Constituent AssemblyAbolition of the Feudal System by Decree

      Deliberating through the night of 4 August, the Assembly announced the complete abolition of the feudal system and adopted eighteen decrees.

    4. 5 March 1790 · Unspecified location of the Feudal Committee reportRedemption Clause and Delayed Formalisation

      A vague redemption clause postponed effective abolition of feudal rights until August 1793, and formalisation came only on 5 March 1790.

Sources

  1. Abolition of feudalism in France Wikipedia