The first estate of the Estate General represented the Clergy (which is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion). The second estate represented the Nobility and the third the Commoners.
How many members they had remains unknown.
Estates General - France - ended in 1789.
The Estates General met on May 5th, 1789, in Versailles, France.
When Louis XVI had to convoke the Estates General, the third estate (the bourgeoisie) ordered to double their numbers in the Estates General, because the majority of France existed of Bourgeoisie. The others 2 estates (the nobility and the clergy) did not agree with this, but the King gave in to the third estate. When the Estates General met, they had on one occasion locked out the third estates members. The third estate members went to a nearby tennis court at Versailles and swore they would not dissemble until a constitution for France would be drawn up and accepted. Together with the storming of the Bastille (3 weeks later) this was significant for the beginning of the French Revolution.
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That is not known, she probably had a regular day as any other day at the Versailles palace. When Louis XVI had to convoke the Estates General, the third estate (the bourgeoisie) ordered to double their numbers in the Estates General, because the majority of France existed of Bourgeoisie. The others 2 estates (the nobility and the clergy) did not agree with this, but the King gave in to the third estate. When the Estates General met, they had on one occasion locked out the third estates members. The third estate members went to a nearby tennis court at Versailles and swore they would not dissemble until a constitution for France would be drawn up and accepted. Together with the storming of the Bastille (3 weeks later) this was significant for the beginning of the French Revolution
Estates General - France - was created in 1302.
Estates General - France - ended in 1789.
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The Estates-General or States General was established in 1302 in France by Phillip the Fair. Its purpose was to get control of the clergy and get around the power of the nobility.
The Estates General met on May 5th, 1789, in Versailles, France.
The National Assembly was the de facto governing body of France during the first stage of the French Revolution. It was made up of members of the Estates General.
When Louis XVI had to convoke the Estates General, the third estate (the bourgeoisie) ordered to double their numbers in the Estates General, because the majority of France existed of Bourgeoisie. The others 2 estates (the nobility and the clergy) did not agree with this, but the King gave in to the third estate. When the Estates General met, they had on one occasion locked out the third estates members. The third estate members went to a nearby tennis court at Versailles and swore they would not dissemble until a constitution for France would be drawn up and accepted. Together with the storming of the Bastille (3 weeks later) this was significant for the beginning of the French Revolution.
French Estates General
King Louis XVI of France
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