king louis xvi called a meeting of the estates general in 1789.
king louis xvi called a meeting of the estates general in 1789.
who called a meeting of the estates general in 1789?
king louis xvi
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the estates general of 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), the last of estates general of kingdom of france. summoned by king louis xvi, it was brought to an end when the third estate formed into a national assembly, inviting the other two to join, against the wishes of the king. this signaled the outbreak of the french revolution.









































section::::the decision to summon the estates.









































section::::the decision to summon the estates.:first assembly of notables and peasants.
estates general of 1789
the deputies representing the second estate (the nobility) at the estates general of 1484 wanted all foreigners to be prohibited from command positions in the military. the deputies of the third estate (the merchants and traders) wanted taxes to be drastically reduced and that the revenue needs of the crown be met by reducing royal pensions and the number offices. all three of the estates were in agreement on the demand for an end to the sale of government offices. by 7 march 1484, the king announced that he was leaving tours because of poor health. five days later the deputies were told that there was no more money to pay their salaries, and the estates general meekly concluded its business and went home. the estates general of 1484 is called, by historians, the most important estates general until the estates general of 1789. important as they were, many of the reforms suggested at the meeting of the estates general were not immediately adopted. rather the reforms would only be acted on when louis xii came to the throne.
louis xii of france