Developemnts February 1787 - May 1789 Flashcards
When did assembly of notables meet
February 1787
Assembly of notables consisted of (5)
144 men
Seven privpnces of blood
Senior judges from parlements
Important notables representing provincial estates
14 representatives of the church
AofN reaction to reform package (2)
Clergy = hostile to new plans to tax church
Notables = not convinced situation was bad enough to warrant these change
When had the AofN last met
1626
When was the assembly dismissed
May 1787
Who was Brienne (2)
Failed to cope with the worsening financial crisis
resigned in august 1788
Brienne changes (3/5)
Extended tolerance to Protestants
Gave local taxpayers right to vote
Supported spread of education + abolition of tax farming + establishment of central treasury
What did Brienne ask PP + why (3)
Without the assembly to endorse tax changes = turned to PP
Paris parlements to register his proposals fo a land tax and higher stamp duties
In July = wouldn’t endorse these tax changes
What did Brienne do + reaction from PP (2)
Force registration of tax proposals using the lit de justice
PP refused to accept and petitioned the king for an Estates general
November 1787 royal session (3)
Laws approving more loans forced with lit de justice
In return for parlements approval for vingtième = Louis forced to approve an estates general
Promised to call this by 1792
What further steps did parliament take + when (4+)
May 1788
Issued the ‘fundamental laws of the kingdom’
Claimed these could not be changed even by royal demand
Stated an Estates general was needed for such fundamental changes as Louis was proposing
Louis response to may 1788 (4)
Arrested more members
On advice from the head of judiciary = drew up plans to remove the parlements powers = May edicts
What did the may edicts state (4)
New court of nobles, officers and magistrates appointed by the king + responsibly for registration of laws
New court = right to remonstrate
Parlements legal work = transferred to lower courts
Judges in PP = reduced
How + what happed after the may edicts was passed (2)
Forced through by the lit de justice
Provoked an all night protest session in the PP broken up by soldiers
Revolt of nobles + political breakdown how (4)
Provincial parlements flooded royal court with remonstrances
PP led cries to end lettres de cachet + imprisonment without trial
Radical pamphlets appeared attacking Brienne
Everywhere = demands for an EG
How did the clergy protest + when (2)
In June 1788 Brienne demanded an enlarged don gratuit
Only partially granted = offered a quarter of what was expected
Further political breakdown (3)
Taxes weren’t paid
Uncoordinated + sporadic uprisings broke out across the country
Royal officials + intendants attacked
Day of Tiles + when + where (3)
In Grenoble
Royal troops who arrived to restore order = pelted with stones + roof skates
June 1788
What compelled Louis to submit a call for an EG in 1789 (3)
Brienne suspended payments from the royal treasury = no more loans = France couldn’t afford to pay inyrest
Why + when France declared bankrupt (2)
August 1788
Short term loans France relied on dried up
When was necker recalled
25 August 1788
What did necker do to fix kings mess (2)
May edicts were concerning the parlemnts were rescinded
Temporary loans were raised
Debates concerning the bring up of an EG (3)
Number of deputies each estate would elect = should third have more because they represent 80-90% of population
Method of debate = meet separately or as a single body
The voting procedure = single vote or vote per head
What was the PP pronouncement (4)
Follow procedures of its last meeting 1614:
Equal representation for each estate
Separate meetings
One vote per estate
