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the estate general and the English parliament are not the same.
The Third Estate made up 95% of the population but had little power is the general Estates and they wanted equal privileges.
They voted by Estate, one vote per Estate. This meant that on tax questions the Third Estate (who paid all the taxes) would always be outvoted by the other two, which paid practically none of them.
one important result was the forming of the national assembly/tennis court oath
The term Fifth Estate is any class or group in society other than the clergy (First Estate), the nobility (Second Estate), the commoners (Third Estate), and the press (Fourth Estate). It has been used to describe trade unions, the poor and organized crime. It can also be used to describe media that sees itself in opposition to mainstream (Fourth Estate) media. The term is different in origins and meaning from 'Fifth Column,' used to describe subversive or insurgent elements in a society. It's origins probably comes from the French Estates-General. And for all you bloggers out there, Media researcher Stephen D. Cooper argues that bloggers are the Fifth Estate.
National Assembly
The First Estate was the clergy. The Second Estate was the nobility. The Third Estate was basically everyone else in France, but its representatives in the Estates General were typically wealthy members from the commercial and professional middle classes.
The National Assembly was the self-proclaimed government during the early days of the Revolution. They were the representatives of the Third Estate (meaning everybody in the population who wasn't noble or clergy) who went to attend the calling of the Estates General by King Louis XVI. The Third Estate's representatives had high hopes for the Estates General meeting, such as fair representation with the clergy and nobles, but they were disappointed. When Louis XVI stopped the meeting altogether, the Third Estate's representatives met in a nearby tennis court and proclaimed themselves the National Assembly of France. The National Assembly was the functioning government body during the first part of the Revolution. They were the ones who issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
it was the first meeting since 1614 of the french Estate General, a general assembly representing the french estate of realm.
The National Assembly was formed by the representatives of the Third Estate of the Estates General. After the French Revolution the National Assembly became known as the National Constituent Assembly.
the estate-general was held to discuss the high taxes in France.
it was the first meeting since 1614 of the french Estate General, a general assembly representing the french estate of realm.
Yes and no. The representatives of the Third Estate were middle class, but the Thirtd Estate itself was everyb ody who wasn't noble or a priest.
During the French revolution, the bourgeoisie represented the 3rd estate of the Estates General. The 1st one was the Clergy (the church and all its representatives) and the 2nd was the nobility.
The national assembly was a revolutionary assembly created by the representatives of the Third Estate of the Estates-General. The group was created to help deal with France's financial crisis during the French Revolution.
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The Monarchy conceded that the number of representatives from the Third Estate should be increased because of the population disparity,