Letter to Duke of Orleans
Olympe de Gouges addressed the Duke of Orleans while pressing her political reform agenda during the early Revolution.
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1789 in France — Page 6
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July
National Assembly
Addresses the National Assembly demanding withrawal of troops called up by de Broglie
National Assembly
Mirabeau addressed the National Assembly demanding withrawal of troops called up by de Broglie.
Siege of Paris
Addresses the National Assembly demanding withrawal of troops called up by de Broglie
Support for Troop Withdrawal
Lafayette supported Mirabeau's demand that troops concentrated around Paris and Versailles be withdrawn.
Troop Withdrawal Demand
Mirabeau demanded the withdrawal of troops concentrated around Paris and Versailles during the escalating July crisis.
Constituent Assembly Transformation
Louis XVI faced an Assembly that formally declared itself constituent and began drafting a new political order for France.
Constituent designation adopted: Constitution-making formally prioritized
Mounier worked among deputies who transformed the National Assembly into the National Constituent Assembly. The new title identified a specific mission to design France's fundamental laws.
Constituent designation adopted: Permanent constitutional forum emerges
Mirabeau entered the debates of a body now explicitly committed to constitution making. The Assembly's claim to authority went beyond presenting grievances to the king.
Constituent designation adopted: Theory becomes institutional reality
Sieyes's concept of national representation acquired an institutional form when the Assembly assumed constituent powers. Deputies thereby placed national will above the customary estate structure.
Constitution of France
The National Assembly changes its name to the Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly is recognized by the King
Constitution of France
The National Assembly changes its name to the Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly is recognized by the King.
Constitution of France
The Constituent Assembly is formed, the model for 19th century Liberal Constitutions
Constitution of France
The Constituent Assembly is formed, the model for 19th century Liberal Constitutions.
Constitutional Report Calls for Declaration
Mounier's constitutional report argues that the new constitution should be preceded by a declaration of fundamental principles.
Mirabeau helps entrench constituent authority
Mirabeau continued participating as a deputy in a body now claiming the power to design a constitution. This development concerning national assembly claims constituent power exposed the limits of the old regime's political arrangements.
Mounier takes part in constituent transition
Mounier supported framing the Assembly's activity as the drafting of fundamental laws. The national assembly claims constituent power made Versailles a focal point in the struggle over royal and representative authority.
National Assembly
The National Assembly changes its name to the Constituent Assembly
National Assembly
The National Assembly changes its name to the Constituent Assembly.
Sieyes sees national sovereignty take institutional form
The Assembly's constituent title reflected Sieyes's idea that the nation could authorize a new political order. The consequences of national assembly claims constituent power reached well beyond the palace and its neighbouring legislative chambers.
Lally-Tollendal Rights Project Submitted
Lally-Tollendal submits a proposed declaration of rights during the early constitutional drafting process.
Bailly confronts July security alarm
The concentration of royal troops near Paris and Versailles heightened anxiety among deputies. Bailly's Assembly debated its ability to work freely in the presence of military pressure.
Dismissal
Has Neckar dismissed in order to create a stronger Government under Baron de Breteuil
Dismissal
Has Neckar dismissed in order to create a stronger Government under Baron de Breteuil.
Lafayette Links Rights Declaration to Constitutional Government
Lafayette argues that a concise declaration should guide constitutional institutions by stating enduring principles of natural and social rights.
Lafayette Presents Draft Declaration of Rights
Lafayette presents his draft Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen to the National Assembly.
Lafayette proposes charter of rights
Lafayette submitted a draft declaration intended to guide the constitution through statements of natural and civil rights. The lafayette presents rights declaration project made Versailles a focal point in the struggle over royal and representative authority.
Sieyes offers alternative rights framework
Sieyes produced his own analysis of rights and national sovereignty during the constituent debates. The consequences of lafayette presents rights declaration project reached well beyond the palace and its neighbouring legislative chambers.
Demonstrations
A massacre takes place by the Royal-Allemand cavalry on the Place Louis XV
Demonstrations
A massacre takes place by the Royal-Allemand cavalry on the Place Louis XV.
Dismissal
Parisians react to the dismissal of Neckar by gathering at the Palais Royal
Dismissal
Parisians react to the dismissal of Neckar by gathering at the Palais Royal.
Palais Royal Mobilization
Desmoulins addressed crowds at the Palais Royal and helped mobilize Parisians after news of Necker's dismissal.
Demonstrations
Louis XVI took place at St Lazre, the crowd steel quantities of grain, flour and wine.
Demonstrations
Takes place at St Lazre, the crowd steel quantities of grain, flour & wine
Early militia patrols defend municipal order
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle briefly led the emerging Paris militia during the July emergency. Patrols embodied the shift from royal policing to armed citizens under municipal influence.
Paris electors form citizens militia
Paris electors organized a citizens militia as disorder and fear of royal troops spread through the capital. The new force initially aimed to protect property and restore public security.
Bailly observes transfer from royal to national authority
The storming of the Bastille transformed the balance between the crown and the National Assembly. Bailly's parliamentary authority soon gave way to an elected municipal leadership in the capital.
Citizen militia encounters Bastille crisis
The capture of the Bastille occurred amid the rapid creation of Parisian citizen forces. Lafayette's subsequent command would place the new National Guard at the center of revolutionary public order.
Defection
5 out of the 6 battalions had deserted & were prominent in the attack on the Bastille
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