<P> On 17 June , the Third Estate , led by the comte de Mirabeau , began to call themselves the National Assembly . On the morning of 20 June , the deputies were shocked to discover that the chamber door was locked and guarded by soldiers . Immediately fearing the worst and anxious that a royal attack by King Louis XVI was imminent , the deputies congregated in a nearby indoor Jeu de paume court in the Saint - Louis district of the city of Versailles , near the Palace of Versailles . </P>
<P> On 17 June , the Third Estate , led by the comte de Mirabeau , began to call themselves the National Assembly . On the morning of 20 June , the deputies were shocked to discover that the chamber door was locked and guarded by soldiers . Immediately fearing the worst and anxious that a royal attack by King Louis XVI was imminent , the deputies congregated in a nearby indoor Jeu de paume court in the Saint - Louis district of the city of Versailles , near the Palace of Versailles . </P>
where did the tennis court oath take place
where did the tennis court oath take place
a nearby indoor Jeu de paume court in the Saint - Louis district of the city of Versailles , near the Palace of Versailles
a nearby indoor Jeu de paume court in the Saint - Louis district of the city of Versailles , near the Palace of Versailles