National Constituent Assembly
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former political body formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789 during the first stages of the French Revolution
Key facts
- Type
- Unicameral
- Established
- 9 July 1789
- Disbanded
- 30 September 1791
- Preceded by
- National Assembly
- Succeeded by
- National Legislative Assembly
- Seats
- Variable; 1315 in total
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- legislative term
- Participant in
- French Revolution
- Country
- Kingdom of France
- Headquarters
- Paris
- Follows
- Estates General
- Image
- Gravure Assemblée nationale, époque du 4 février 1790 1 - Archives Nationales - AE-II-3878.jpg
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- inception
- 1789-06-17
- topic's main category
- Category:National Constituent Assembly
- Commons category
- National Constituent Assembly
- Commons gallery
- National Constituent Assembly (1789-1791)
- replaced by
- Legislative Assembly
- replaces
- Estates-General of 1789
- P8168
- Ernst Jung Prize
- native label
- Assemblée nationale constituante
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Encyclopedic overview
The National Constituent Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale constituante) was a constituent assembly in the Kingdom of France formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789 during the first stages of the French Revolution. It dissolved on 30 September 1791 and was succeeded by the Legislative Assembly.
Background
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