Estates General of 1789
The Estates General of 1789 (French: États Généraux de 1789) was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy (First Estate), the nobility (Second Estate), and the commoners (Third Estate). It was the last of the Estates General of the Kingdom of France.
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Opening of the Estates-General in Versailles 5 May 1789. Engraving (1790) by Isidore Stanislas Helman following a sketch by Charles Monnet. The engraving was one of Helman's series Principales Journées de la Révolution. | |
| History | |
| Founded | 5 May 1789 |
| Disbanded | 27 June 1789 |
| Preceded by | Estates General of 1614 |
| Succeeded by | National Assembly |
| Meeting place | |
| Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs, Versailles | |
Summoned by King Louis XVI, the Estates General of 1789 ended when the Third Estate, along with some members of the other Estates, formed the National Assembly and, against the wishes of the King, invited the other two estates to join. This signaled the outbreak of the French Revolution.
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