Jean-Sylvain Bailly Biography

Bailly presided over the revolutionary assembly as the Third Estate transformed itself into a national representative body.

Bailly presided when deputies gathered in the tennis court and pledged to continue meeting until a constitution was established.

As mayor of Paris, Bailly formally received Louis XVI at the Hotel de Ville after the fall of the Bastille.

Abolition of tithes reduced Church income and drew the peasantry more directly into the Revolution.

Artwork was produced and medallions struck to commemorate the event

Artwork was produced and medallions struck to commemorate the event.

Paris Mayor Jean-Sylvain Bailly declared that 'the National Assembly achieved more for the people in a few hours than the wisest and most enlightened nations had done for many centuries'.

Paris Mayor Jean-Sylvain Bailly declared that 'gthe National Assembly achieved more for the people in a few hours than the wisest and most enlightened nations had done for many centuries¿.

The August Decrees created fundamental change across the breadth of the nation. They stripped away the domination and privilege of the nobility, creating a society based on individualism, equality and merit.

The abolition of the tithe halved the income of the Church. The peasantry, previously kept at arm¿s length from the revolution, were now part of it. The Assembly¿s deputies were hailed as heroes and praised for their self sacrifice.

The response from the revolutionaries was as euphoric as the mood in the Assembly on August 4th.

Artwork was produced and medallions struck to commemorate the event

Paris Mayor Jean-Sylvain Bailly declared that 'gthe National Assembly achieved more for the people in a few hours than the wisest and most enlightened nations had done for many centuries¿.

The August Decrees abolished tithes and other privileges, drawing the peasantry more directly into the Revolution.

The August Decrees created fundamental change across the breadth of the nation. They stripped away the domination and privilege of the nobility, creating a society based on individualism, equality and merit.

The abolition of the tithe halved the income of the Church. The peasantry, previously kept at arm¿s length from the revolution, were now part of it. The Assembly¿s deputies were hailed as heroes and praised for their self sacrifice.

The response from the revolutionaries was as euphoric as the mood in the Assembly on August 4th.

Bailly resigned as mayor of Paris after his popularity collapsed following the Champ de Mars violence.