1787-1789 Flashcards

1
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Assembly of Notables meets

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Feb 1787

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2
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Calonne dismissed

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April 1787

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3
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Brienne appointed, assembly closed, loan taken out

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May 1787

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4
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Paris Parlement refuse land tax, lit de justice, parlement calls for Estates General

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July 1787

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5
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Paris Parlement exiled to Troyes

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August 1787

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6
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Parlement returns

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September 1787

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7
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Royal session

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19 November 1787 - Louis exiles Duc d’Orleans by lettres de cachet, loans forced through by lit de justice, another vingtieme approved, Estates-General promised by 1792.

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8
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May 1788

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Fundamental Laws passed by Paris Parlement, Louis responds with May Edicts 1788 through lit de justice.

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9
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Enlarged don gratuit

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June 1788 - Clergy offered 1/4 of expected tax to Brienne.

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10
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Day of Tiles

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7 June 1788

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11
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Bankruptcy declared

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16 August 1788

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12
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Necker - Estates-General

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Brings date forward to 1789 on 26 August 1788.

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13
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September 1788

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Paris Parlement declares procedures would be same as 1614.

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14
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December 1788

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Third estate - double representation.

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15
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Societe des Trente

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Talleyrand, LaFayette - Encouraged third estate to be political.

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16
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What is the Third Estate?

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Sieyes - January 1789.

17
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Cahiers de doleances

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Ledger of complaints collected between January and April 1789. Around 40,000 ultimately produced.

18
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Reveillon Riots

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26-29 April 1789: workers riot over rumoured wage drops amid increasing food prices at luxury wallpaper factory.