France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The "Committee of Thirty", argue that ancient precedent is not sufficient, because "the people were sovereign". The "Committee of Thirty", a body of liberal Parisians, began to agitate against voting by estate, composed of the wealthy, argues for the Estates General to assume the voting mechanisms of the Dauphine
The Committee of Thirty argued for voting by head and maintained that political sovereignty rested with the people.
The Committee of Thirty argued for voting by head and maintained that political sovereignty rested with the people.
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