▁Upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁seven - year - old ▁Louis ▁Joseph ▁X avier ▁François , ▁D au ph in ▁of ▁France , ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁and ▁he ir ▁of ▁Louis ▁XVI , ▁his ▁four - year - old ▁brother , ▁Louis - Char les , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Norm andy , ▁becomes ▁the ▁new ▁D au ph in . ▁▁ ▁June ▁ 6 : ▁The ▁deput ies ▁of ▁the ▁nob ility ▁reject ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁program ▁proposed ▁by ▁fin ance ▁minister ▁Jacques ▁Ne cker . ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 0 : ▁At ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁Sie y ès , ▁the ▁Third ▁Est ate ▁deput ies ▁decide ▁to ▁hold ▁their ▁own ▁meeting , ▁and ▁inv ite ▁the ▁other ▁Est ates ▁to ▁join ▁them . ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 3 – 1 4 : ▁N ine ▁deput ies ▁from ▁the ▁cler gy ▁decide ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Est ate . ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 7 : ▁On ▁the ▁proposal ▁of ▁Sie y és , ▁the ▁deput ies ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Est ate ▁declare ▁themselves ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁To ▁ensure ▁popular ▁support , ▁they ▁dec ree ▁that ▁tax es ▁need ▁only ▁be ▁paid ▁while ▁the ▁Assembly ▁is ▁in ▁session . ▁▁ ▁June ▁ 1 9 : ▁By ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 1 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 3 7 , ▁the ▁deput ies ▁of ▁the ▁cler gy ▁join ▁the ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Est ate . ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 0 : ▁On ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁Louis ▁XVI , ▁the ▁meeting ▁hall