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The National Constituent Assembly ( French: Assemblée nationale constituante) was formed from the National Assembly on July 9, 1789, during the first stages of the French Revolution.
1 Background
The Estates-General of 1789, which convened on May 5, had reached a deadlock in its deliberations by May 6. The representatives of the Third Estate therefore attempted to make the whole body more effective; they met separately from May 11 as the Communes. On June 12, the Communes invited the other Estates to join them: some members of the First Estate did so the following day. On June 17 the Communes declared themselves the National Assembly by a vote of 490 to 90. The First Estate joined the assembly on June 19. A legislative and political agenda unfolded.
Following attempts by King Louis XVI and the Second EstateIn France of the ancien regime and the age of the French Revolution, the term Second Estate (Fr. second etat indicated the nobility and (technically, though not in common use) royalty, the First Estate were the clergy, and the rest of the population const to prevent the delegates from meeting, the new assembly was forced to relocate to a tennis court on June 20June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. Events 1214 University of Oxford receives its charter. 1685 Monmouth Rebellion: The Duke of Monmouth declared himself King of England at Bridgwa; there, it swore the Tennis Court OathJacques-Louis David of the Tennis Court Oath. The Tennis Court Oath serment du jeu de paume was a pledge signed by 577 members of France's Third Estate on June 20, 1789. It was an early decisive step in starting the French Revolution. King Louis XVI had l, promising to draft a new constitutionThe Constitution of a given organisation defines its form, structure, activities, character, and fundamental rules. To view particular constitutions, refer to the list of national constitutions. The term comes from Latin constitutio which referred to any for France. Failing to disperse the delegates, Louis started to recognise their validity on June 27June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 187 days remaining. Events 1709 Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava. 1759 General James Wolfe starts siege of Quebec. 1844 Joseph. The Assembly re-named itself the National Constituent Assembly on July 9, and began to function as a governing body and a constitution-drafter. However, it is common to refer to the body even after this date as the "National Assembly" or alternatively, "Constituent Assembly."
