Legislative Assembly (France)

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The Legislative Assembly (France) was the revolutionary legislature that governed France from 1791 to 1792, following the National Constituent Assembly and preceding the more radical National Convention during the French Revolution.

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instanceOf historical parliament
revolutionary legislature
abolished 1792-09-20
conflictContext War of the First Coalition
constitutionalRole single-chamber legislature
country France
dissolutionReason proclamation of the National Convention
enactedLaw laws on refractory priests
laws on émigrés
endDate 1792-09-20
establishedBy French Constitution of 1791
followedBy National Convention
governmentType constitutional monarchy
headOfStateDuring Louis XVI of France
historicalPeriod French Revolution
jurisdiction French territory
languageOfWork French
legalBasis Constitution of 1791
legislativeBodyOf Kingdom of France
location Paris
mainIdeology constitutionalism
liberalism
republicanism
meetsIn Salle du Manège
Tuileries Palace
notableEvent 10 August 1792 insurrection
creation of the National Convention
declaration of war on Austria
suspension of Louis XVI
numberOfDeputies 745
oversawEvent abolition of feudal dues enforcement
radicalization of Parisian politics
partOf French Revolution
politicalFaction Cordeliers
linked to: Cordeliers Club

Feuillants
Girondins
Jacobins
linked to: Jacobin Club

Montagnards
The Plain
precededBy National Constituent Assembly
replaced National Constituent Assembly
replacedBy National Convention
selectionRule no deputy of the National Constituent Assembly could be re-elected
startDate 1791-10-01
statusOfMonarchy suspended after 10 August 1792
suffrage census suffrage
timeInOffice less than one year
typeOfParliament unicameral legislature
votingSystem indirect election

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National Convention precededBy Legislative Assembly (France)
Girondins politicalBody Legislative Assembly of France
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)
Storming of the Tuileries Palace relatedTo Legislative Assembly of France
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)
National Constituent Assembly alsoKnownAs French National Constituent Assembly
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)
French National Convention replaced Legislative Assembly (France)
Élie Guadet memberOf Legislative Assembly of France
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)
Jean-Marie Roland participantIn Legislative Assembly of France
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)
The Mountain legislativeBody Legislative Assembly of France
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)
Salle du Manège associatedWith Legislative Assembly of France
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)
royal veto of Louis XVI appliesInGovernment Legislative Assembly of France
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)
Charles-François Dumouriez appointedBy Legislative Assembly of France
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud memberOf Legislative Assembly of France
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)
Chamber of Deputies (France) precededBy Legislative Assembly of the Second Empire
subject linked to: Chamber of Deputies
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)
National Assembly (French Revolution) followedBy Legislative Assembly (France, 1791–1792)
subject linked to: National Assembly
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)
Rabaut Saint-Étienne memberOf Legislative Assembly of France
linked to: Legislative Assembly (France)