Estates-General of 1789
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The Estates-General of 1789 was a representative assembly of France’s three traditional estates whose convening and subsequent deadlock triggered the political crisis that launched the French Revolution.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Estates-General of France | 4 |
| Estates-General | 1 |
| Estates-General of 1614 | 1 |
| National Assembly (1789) | 1 |
| estates-general | 1 |
| opening of the Estates-General of 1789 | 1 |
| États généraux de 1789 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary body
ⓘ
political event ⓘ representative assembly ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Estates-General of 1789
ⓘ
surface form:
États généraux de 1789
|
| category |
18th-century French politics
ⓘ
French Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Events of the French Revolution
|
| characterizedBy |
deadlock between estates
ⓘ
voting by order controversy ⓘ |
| convenedBy |
Louis XVI of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XVI
|
| convenedInCity | Versailles ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| endDate | 1789-07-09 ⓘ |
| hasEstate |
Three Estates
ⓘ
surface form:
First Estate
Three Estates ⓘ
surface form:
Second Estate
Third Estate ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | French ⓘ |
| ledTo |
The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished)
ⓘ
surface form:
Tennis Court Oath
formation of the National Assembly ⓘ |
| locatedIn | France ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
constitutional limits on monarchy
ⓘ
tax reform ⓘ voting by head versus voting by order ⓘ |
| metAt |
Versailles
ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Versailles
|
| monarchAtTime |
Louis XVI of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XVI
|
| numberOfDeputies | approximately 1200 ⓘ |
| numberOfDeputiesFirstEstate | about 300 ⓘ |
| numberOfDeputiesSecondEstate | about 300 ⓘ |
| numberOfDeputiesThirdEstate | about 600 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Estates-General of 1789
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Estates-General of 1614
|
| purpose |
address fiscal crisis of the French monarchy
ⓘ
approve new taxation ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
National Assembly of France
ⓘ
surface form:
National Assembly (France, 1789)
|
| relatedEvent |
Storming of the Bastille
ⓘ
The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished) ⓘ
surface form:
Tennis Court Oath
|
| represents |
clergy
ⓘ
commoners ⓘ nobility ⓘ |
| result | delegitimization of absolute monarchy in France ⓘ |
| significance | marked beginning of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| startDate | 1789-05-05 ⓘ |
| summonedBy | royal edict of Louis XVI ⓘ |
| summonedOn | 1788-08-08 ⓘ |
| timeSincePreviousSession | 175 years ⓘ |
| transitionedInto | National Constituent Assembly ⓘ |
| triggered | French Revolution ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | estate-based representation ⓘ |
| votingSystemDebated | one vote per estate ⓘ |
| votingSystemDemandedByThirdEstate | one vote per deputy ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
États généraux de 1789
this entity surface form:
Estates-General of France
this entity surface form:
opening of the Estates-General of 1789
this entity surface form:
National Assembly (1789)
this entity surface form:
estates-general
this entity surface form:
Estates-General of France
this entity surface form:
Estates-General
this entity surface form:
Estates-General of France
this entity surface form:
Estates-General of 1614
this entity surface form:
Estates-General of France