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Tennis Court Oath, (June 20, 1789), dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the nonprivileged classes of the French nation (the Third Estate) during the meeting of the Estates-General (traditional assembly) at the beginning of the French Revolution.
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The Tennis Court Oath (French: Serment du Jeu de Paume) was taken on 20 June 1789 by the members of the French Third Estate in a tennis court on the initiative of Jean Joseph Mounier. Their vow "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary until the Constitution of the kingdom is established" became a pivotal event in the French ...
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The Tennis Court Oath was a pledge taken by Third Estate deputies to the Estates General. It was sworn in a Versailles tennis court on June 20th 1789. 2. After days of disputes over voting procedures, the king scheduled a séance royale for June 23rd.
Feb 9, 2010 · The Tennis Court Oath was taken by the Third Estate, the commoners and lower clergy, on June 20, 1789, in defiance of King Louis XVI. It was a key event in the French Revolution, which began with the storming of the Bastille on July 14.
On 20 June 1789, the deputies of the National Assembly swore never to separate until they had given France a Constitution in the Real Tennis Room, a former royal sports hall. This event was a founding act of French democracy and a major milestone of the French Revolution.
The Tennis Court Oath was a pledge signed by the Third Estate in 1789 to write a new constitution for France. It was a revolutionary act that led to the storming of the Bastille and the French Revolution.
The Tennis Court Oath was a pledge by the representatives of the third estate to establish a new constitution in 1789. It was a major event in the French Revolution that challenged the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI.
