▁the ▁French ▁Revolution . ▁▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁– ▁The ▁royal ▁tre as ury ▁is ▁empty ; ▁P rel ude ▁to ▁the ▁Revolution ▁▁ ▁June ▁ 7 : ▁Day ▁of ▁the ▁T iles ▁in ▁Gren o ble , ▁first ▁revol t ▁against ▁the ▁king . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 1 : ▁Assembly ▁of ▁V iz ille , ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Est ates ▁General ▁of ▁D au ph iné . ▁ ▁August ▁ 8 : ▁The ▁royal ▁tre as ury ▁is ▁declared ▁empty , ▁and ▁the ▁Par lement ▁of ▁Paris , ▁an ▁assembly ▁of ▁nobles , ▁ref uses ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁tax ▁system ▁or ▁loan ▁the ▁Crown ▁more ▁money . ▁To ▁win ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁fis cal ▁re forms , ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance , ▁B ri enne , ▁sets ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁for ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Est ates ▁General , ▁an ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁nob ility , ▁cler gy ▁and ▁common ers ▁( the ▁Third ▁Est ate ), ▁which ▁has ▁not ▁met ▁since ▁ 1 6 1 4 . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 6 : ▁The ▁tre as ury ▁susp ends ▁pay ments ▁on ▁the ▁deb ts ▁of ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 5 : ▁B ri enne ▁res ign s ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance , ▁and ▁is ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Swiss ▁bank er ▁Jacques ▁Ne cker , ▁popular ▁with ▁the ▁Third ▁Est ate . ▁French ▁bank ers ▁and ▁business men , ▁who ▁have ▁always ▁held ▁Ne cker ▁in ▁high ▁regard