French Revolution- The Assembly of Notables

When was the Assembly of Notables?

1787

When was the last Assembly of Notables before 1787?

1626

Who called the Assembly of Notables?

Calonne

How many members in the Assembly of Notables?

144

Who was included in the Assembly of Notables?

14 clergymen, seven princes of blood, nobles, parlement magistrates etc

Why was the assembly of notables called?

To 'rubbers stamp' Calonne's reforms (landed tax, abolish corvee, stamp duty

How many of the members of the Assembly of Notables were not nobles or clergymen

2

How radical were Brienne's reforms in comparison to Calonne's?

The same or more radical, landed tax, more tax on the church, provincial assemblies, central treasury

How did the Notables react to Calonne's reforms?

They refused to sign off on them and instead suggested calling an Estates-General for the matter because they have more legitimacy

Why did the Notables disagree with the reforms?

Vested interests (nobles), enlightened ideas, suspicions over Calonne's credibility, belief that an Estates-General was better fit to decide on it

When and why did Brienne dissolve the Assembly of Notables?

March 1787, France was in political deadlock, the reforms weren't being passed

From which months in 1787 did the Assembly of Notables sit?

February- May 1787

What was the ideological preference of the Assembly of Notables for governance?

Aristocratic Constitutionalism