August 1788
The Estates General met on May 5th, 1789, in Versailles, France.
The estates general had 3 estates, commoners, clergy, and nobility. Parliament had 2, commoners and nobility. More important, the estates general had given the king the ability to levy taxes. Parliament never gave the king that authority. As a result the British Parliament met constantly because the king always needed money. The estates general stopped meeting after it gave the king the power to levy taxes. When things became a total mess and the laws needed to be changed, then King Louis xvi had to call a meeting of the Estates General. At that point things got out of hand and the French Revolution started.
King Phillip created the Estates General.
when the estates-general met under Louis XIV, they met under a disagreement on whether King Louis should pass a law to tax the Second Estate so that he would be able to help pay off France's debt.
King Louis XVI was under a lot of political pressure in 1788 because of Frances huge debt. He needed to get money, and his Financial Minister, Jacques Necker, decided it would be best to just start taxing everyone including the first and second estate to get money. To get this approved, the king called the estates general for a meeting to discuss this change in the taxation system.If you are on Odysseyware: To discuss France's tax system.
King Louis XVI.
This was King Louis XVI.
King Louis XVI of France
The Estates General met on May 5th, 1789, in Versailles, France.
The estates general had 3 estates, commoners, clergy, and nobility. Parliament had 2, commoners and nobility. More important, the estates general had given the king the ability to levy taxes. Parliament never gave the king that authority. As a result the British Parliament met constantly because the king always needed money. The estates general stopped meeting after it gave the king the power to levy taxes. When things became a total mess and the laws needed to be changed, then King Louis xvi had to call a meeting of the Estates General. At that point things got out of hand and the French Revolution started.
King Louis was bound to the Ancient Regime which had three Estates within the Estates General. The First Estate was the Catholic Clergy, the Second Estate was the Nobles and the Third Estate was everyone else.
King Louis XVI was under a lot of political pressure in 1788 because of Frances huge debt. He needed to get money, and his Financial Minister, Jacques Necker, decided it would be best to just start taxing everyone including the first and second estate to get money. To get this approved, the king called the estates general for a meeting to discuss this change in the taxation system.If you are on Odysseyware: To discuss France's tax system.
The meetong of the Estates General was called by King Louis XVI because of the huge French National debt.
King Phillip created the Estates General.
Because he could. He was king and he could do whatever he wanted to.
In the build-up to the violent outbreak of the French Revolution, a meeting of the three-part Estates-General was in fact called by Louis XVI (rather than Louis XIV) in order to gain support for needed economic reforms. Meeting in May of 1789, the Estates-General soon took the initiative for reforms far beyond those envisioned by the French king.
when the estates-general met under Louis XIV, they met under a disagreement on whether King Louis should pass a law to tax the Second Estate so that he would be able to help pay off France's debt.