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The Third Estate.
The Third Estate
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The Estates-General (or States-General) of 1789 (French: Les États-Généraux de 1789) was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly consisting of representatives from all but the poorest segment of the French citizenry. The independence from the Crown which it displayed paved the way for the French Revolution.
Estates General - France - ended in 1789.
The Estates General met on May 5th, 1789, in Versailles, France.
1789
They insisted that all three estates meet together and that each delegate have a vote. This would give the advantage to the Third Estate, which had as many delegates as the other two estates combined
goal of first estate was to maintain status quo, not be taxed and gain more power. That of second estate was same. That of third was to get greater power and require other 2 estates to pay taxes
The first meeting of the Estates General was May 5th, 1789.
1789
He was the author of the 1789 pamphlet "What is the Third Estate". He was a Catholic priest and political writer who became a delegate to the Estates General representing Paris and the Third Estate.