National Assembly

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The National Assembly was the revolutionary French representative body that emerged in 1789 and played a central role in dismantling the Ancien Régime and shaping the early stages of the French Revolution.

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National Assembly canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical organization
legislative assembly
revolutionary representative body
abolished feudal dues
many privileges of the nobility
tithes
adopted French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
adoptionDate 26 August 1789
aim to draft a constitution for France
to represent the French nation
alsoKnownAs Assemblée nationale
National Constituent Assembly
composition deputies of the Third Estate
some deputies of the clergy
some deputies of the nobility
country Kingdom of France
created French départements
dissolved 30 September 1791
drafted French Constitution of 1791
surface form: Constitution of 1791
enacted Civil Constitution of the Clergy
established constitutional monarchy in France
followedBy Legislative Assembly (France)
surface form: Legislative Assembly (France, 1791–1792)
headOfStateDuring Louis XVI of France
surface form: Louis XVI
historicalPeriod late 18th century
inception 17 June 1789
keyFigure Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Marquis de Lafayette
surface form: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
Jean-Sylvain Bailly
languageOfWork French
legalForm unicameral legislature
legislativeBodyOf France
limited powers of the French monarchy
location Paris
metAt Salle du Manège
Château de Versailles
surface form: Versailles
numberOfMembers approximately 1,200 deputies at inception
partOf early phase of the French Revolution
pointInTime 1790
20 June 1789
politicalAlignment revolutionary
precededBy Estates-General of 1789
reformed French administrative divisions
replaced traditional Estates system of the Ancien Régime
roleIn French Revolution
significance central role in dismantling the Ancien Régime
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
significantEvent The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished)
surface form: Tennis Court Oath

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Fête de la Fédération oathSwornBy National Assembly