National Assembly (French Revolution)
National Assembly Assemblée nationale | |
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| Kingdom of France | |
Mirabeau's defiance in front of the marquis de Dreux-Brézé on 23 June 1789 | |
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| History | |
| Established | 20 June 1789 |
| Disbanded | 9 July 1789 |
| Preceded by | Estates-General of 1789 |
| Succeeded by | National Constituent Assembly |
| Seats | 1139 |
During the French Revolution, the National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale), which existed from 17 June 1789 to 9 July 1789, was a revolutionary assembly of the Kingdom of France formed by the representatives of the Third Estate (commoners) of the Estates-General and eventually joined by some members of the First and Second Estates. Thereafter (until replaced by the Legislative Assembly on 30 September 1791), it became a legislative body known as the National Constituent Assembly (Assemblée nationale constituante), although the shorter form was favored.