Only one among the 577 members of the Third Estate.
It was not mandatory, and one person refused to take it.
Jacques did not paint the Tennis Court Oath, it was David
the oath was made in a tennis court
The tennis court oath took place on an indoor tennis court in Versailles France
A constitution.
Joseph Martin-Dauch refused to take the oath. He was the only person among the 577 members from the Third Estate to refuse.
There were 576 of the 577 present who took the oath.
the tennis court oath
tennis court oath
The person taking the oath at the tennis court, known as the Tennis Court Oath, promised to not disband until a new constitution was established for France. This pledge was made by members of the Third Estate on June 20, 1789, in response to their exclusion from the Estates-General. The oath symbolized their commitment to represent the common people and to seek a fairer political system.
the goal of the tennis court oath was so that the third estate could assemble enough people who all felt the same way, that they were underpowered and it was unfair because they were ninety-seven percent of the population
because the found themselves locked out of their usual meeting spot.