Legislative Assembly

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The Legislative Assembly was the French revolutionary legislature that governed France from 1791 to 1792, succeeding the National Constituent Assembly and preceding the National Convention.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical parliament
revolutionary legislature
unicameral legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of France
constitutionalBasis Constitution of 1791
country France
dissolvedFollowing insurrection of 10 August 1792
electionBasedOn census suffrage
endTime 1792-09-20
establishedBy French Constitution of 1791
followedBy National Convention
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasPoliticalGroup Feuillants
Girondins
Jacobins
linked to: Jacobin Club

Montagnards
Royalist deputies
hasTypeOfMember active citizens’ representatives
headOfStateDuringTerm Louis XVI
linked to: Louis XVI of France
historicalEra Age of Revolution
languageOfWorkOrName French
legislativeBodyFor French monarchy
linked to: Ancien Régime
legislativePeriod French Revolution – constitutional monarchy phase
linked to: French Revolution
legislativePower financial legislation
ordinary legislation
war and peace decisions
locatedIn Paris
meetsAt Tuileries vicinity
meetsIn Salle du Manège
notableIssue question of the king’s loyalty
radicalization of Parisian politics
war policy against European monarchies
numberOfMembers 745
partOf French Revolution
precededBy National Constituent Assembly
replacedBy National Convention
restrictedBy royal veto of Louis XVI
sharesPowerWith French king
linked to: Kings of France
significantEvent abolition of feudal dues (further measures, 1792)
calling of elections for the National Convention
declaration of war on Austria (20 April 1792)
organization of national guard and volunteer armies
response to the Brunswick Manifesto
suspension of Louis XVI (10 August 1792)
startTime 1791-10-01
timePeriod 1791–1792
votingSystem indirect election

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French Revolution legislativeBody Legislative Assembly
Flight to Varennes relatedTo Legislative Assembly
Feuillants parliamentarySupportBase Legislative Assembly
National Constituent Assembly followedBy Legislative Assembly
French Second Republic legislature Legislative Assembly
Feuillant Club supportedInstitution Legislative Assembly
Paris Commune (1792) pressured Legislative Assembly