King Louis XVI.
general assembly
The first meeting of the Estates General was May 5th, 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.
The Estates General met on May 5th, 1789, in Versailles, France.
At the Palace of Versailles.
Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General in 1789 because he needed more revenue. BTW, the French aristocracy was exempt from taxation. Does this sound familiar?
They were called into session to resolve the National Debt Crisis.
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He wanted to find a way to solve the financial crisis issue
1789
Estates-General
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.