It was an Ancient Regieme government body that could not meet the needs of a modern society. To use it as a framework for a government in crisis would not work. It could not be repaired in an era that was beginning to comprehend the rights of Man and the Citizen and was promptly scrapped. Representative government had emerged on the scene. Special rights for nobles was ended and the power and abuse of the Catholic Church was a thing of the past.
They were called into session to resolve the National Debt Crisis.
Estates General
Estates General - France - ended in 1789.
King Phillip created the Estates General.
Estates General - France - was created in 1302.
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.