Assembly of Notables (1787)
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The Assembly of Notables (1787) was a specially convened gathering of French aristocrats, clergy, and officials called by King Louis XVI to consider financial and tax reforms in the final years of the Ancien Régime.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
consultative body
ⓘ
political assembly ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
reform the French fiscal system
ⓘ
secure support for new taxation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calledBy | Louis XVI of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
delegitimization of royal authority
ⓘ
increased pressure to summon the Estates-General ⓘ worsening of the royal financial crisis ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Louis XVI of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | specially convened gathering of notables ⓘ |
| differentFrom | Assembly of Notables (1788) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1787-05-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Estates-General of 1789 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
French crown fiscal crisis
ⓘ
costs of the American War of Independence ⓘ mounting royal debt ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName | Assemblée des notables de 1787 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
French clergy
ⓘ
French nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ dukes and peers of France ⓘ high royal officials ⓘ members of the parlements ⓘ princes of the blood ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
financial reform of the Ancien Régime
ⓘ
tax reform in France ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | 144 ⓘ |
| outcome |
appointment of Loménie de Brienne as chief minister
ⓘ
dismissal of Charles Alexandre de Calonne ⓘ failure to approve comprehensive tax reform ⓘ rejection of Calonne’s reform package ⓘ |
| partOf | Ancien Régime in France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Charles Alexandre de Calonne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Archbishop of Toulouse (Brienne)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Alexandre de Calonne NERFINISHED ⓘ Lafayette NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ Étienne-Charles de Loménie de Brienne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1787-02-22 ⓘ |
| statementDescribes |
creation of provincial assemblies
ⓘ
introduction of a universal land tax ⓘ reform of internal customs ⓘ reform of the corvée ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 1787 ⓘ |
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