What was the problem when the king called for the meeting of the Estates General?

Answer 1

A massive National debt forced him to call the meeting, but they could not reach an agreement on the rules of order and the Third Estate refused to abide by the voting rules of the Ancient Regieme.

Answer 2

After the king of France called for the Estates-General to meet, the issue of how many votes each state would receive. This meeting ultimately culminated in the start of the French Revolution.

Answer 3

Monsieur Lomenie de Brienne was the finance minister of Louis XVI at the time. He wanted to introduce a series of economizations, but the notables did not approve of his plans. He begged the King to take a stand, but Louis XVI hesitated. La Fayette was the one that advised Louis XVI to call for the Estates General. Eventually, Louis XVI took this advice, but since it took him so long to make up his mind about it, the whole country had already formed their own opinions.

Answer 4

The problem when the king called for the meeting of the Estates General in 1789 was that the Third Estate, representing the commoners, felt marginalized and underrepresented compared to the First and Second Estates, representing the clergy and nobility, respectively. The voting system in the Estates General gave each estate one vote, despite the Third Estate having a much larger population. This led to tensions and ultimately sparked the French Revolution as the Third Estate demanded equal representation and more political power.