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Louis XVI’s Counter-Revolutionary Tentative and the Bastille

  • Korean Review of French History
  • Abbr : KRFH
  • 2025, (52), pp.77~106
  • Publisher : KOREAN SOCIETY FOR FRENCH HISTORY
  • Research Area : Humanities > History
  • Received : January 16, 2025
  • Accepted : February 6, 2025
  • Published : February 28, 2025

Park Youn Duk 1

1충남대학교

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ABSTRACT

On June 17th 1789, the deputies of the Tiers-Etat declared themselves the National Assembly to challenge the King. During the royal conference of June 23th, Louis XVI insisted to maintain the old division of the three orders, declaring the decisions of the National Assembly as illegal and unconstitutional. Following the letter of June 27th, however, he eventually permitted the deputies of the three orders to assemble all together. The Court decided to rely on the military force to defend the Royalty and the Ancien Regime. On July 11th, the King dismissed the controller general Necker and appointed a new cabinet. Regarding the news as the sign of a royal Coup d’état, the citizens of Paris took up the arms to defend the National Assembly and themselves. By taking the Bastille, they broke the counter-revolutionary attempt of the Court. At last, on July 17th, Louis XVI visited the city hall of Paris and conceded to their victory.

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