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
King Phillip created the Estates General.
Estates General - France - was created in 1302.
Estates General - France - ended in 1789.
What are the three key ideas in the meeting of the estates general?" what was the problem in the estates. what was the problem in the estates.
Estates-General
Clergy and Nobality
The first meeting of the Estates General was May 5th, 1789.
1. Clergy2. Nobility
1. Clergy2. Nobility
By calling the Estates-General Louis the XIV would be at a disadvantage because it would give more power to the 1st Estate and the 2nd Estate. He would be losing power and he had no reason to call on the Estates-General. Louis the XVIII had to call on the Estates-General because the country was about to go bankrupt and he had no other choice but to call on the Estates-General and ask them for a loan.
The Estates-General or States General was established in 1302 in France by Phillip the Fair. Its purpose was to get control of the clergy and get around the power of the nobility.