National Constituent Assembly
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The National Constituent Assembly was the revolutionary French representative body (1789–1791) that abolished feudal privileges and drafted France’s first written constitution.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constituent Assembly | 1 |
| Constituent assembly | 1 |
| National Constituent Assembly of France | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French legislative assembly
ⓘ
revolutionary representative body ⓘ |
| abolishedInstitution |
corporate privileges of provinces and cities
ⓘ
nobility’s feudal dues ⓘ tithes owed to the Church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
National Assembly of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Assemblée nationale constituante
Legislative Assembly (France) ⓘ
surface form:
French National Constituent Assembly
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1791-09-30 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1789-07-09 ⓘ |
| economicPolicy | confiscation of Church lands ⓘ |
| endTime | 1791 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Estates-General of 1789
ⓘ
surface form:
National Assembly (1789)
|
| headOfStateDuring | Louis XVI of France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
The Age of Revolution
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surface form:
Age of Revolution
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| introducedPrinciple |
equality before the law
ⓘ
national sovereignty ⓘ popular representation ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| issuedDecree | August Decrees of 1789 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | metropolitan France ⓘ |
| keyDocumentProduced |
French Constitution of 1791
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of 1791
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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| languageOfProceedings | French ⓘ |
| legalForm | unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| mainTask | drafting the first written constitution of France ⓘ |
| metInBuilding | Salle du Manège ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
ⓘ
Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
surface form:
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau ⓘ Jean-Sylvain Bailly ⓘ Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ |
| politicalContext | early phase of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy | Estates-General of 1789 ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | Civil Constitution of the Clergy ⓘ |
| replaced | feudal system in France ⓘ |
| significantAchievement |
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
abolition of feudal privileges in France ⓘ |
| significantEvent | French Revolution ⓘ |
| socialEstateRepresentation |
Third Estate
ⓘ
clergy ⓘ nobility ⓘ |
| startTime | 1789 ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentEstablished | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect elections based on property qualifications ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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adoptedBy
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National Constituent Assembly
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this entity surface form:
National Constituent Assembly of France
this entity surface form:
Constituent assembly
this entity surface form:
Constituent Assembly