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Estates-General of 1789

Assembly of the three orders of France, the first since 1614, which opened at Versailles on 5 May 1789.

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5 May 1789
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  • Jacques Necker finance minister, applauded at the opening Scholarship & press 1
  • Jacques Necker agreed to double the Third Estate's deputies, December 1788 Scholarship & press 2
  • Louis XVI convoked it in August 1788 and opened it Scholarship & press 13
  • Gouverneur Morris American eyewitness Scholarship & press 1
  • Marquis de Lafayette delegate in 1789; later forced out of his army command and fled to avoid arrest Scholarship & press 4
  • Versailles place of meeting Scholarship & press 1

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  1. 5 May 1789 Estates-General of 1789
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  1. The New World and the Old: An American at the Opening of the Estates-General (May 1789), Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY), May 1789. Scholarship & press
    When M. Necker comes in he is loudly and repeatedly clapped
    The King at length arrives and takes his Seat
    In attendance, among other visiting foreign dignitaries, was the American Gouverneur Morris
    Go to Versailles
  2. Necker agrees to the doubling of the Third Estate, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY), 27 Dec 1788. Scholarship & press
    With the consent of the king, Necker agrees to the doubling of the Third Estate
  3. The Estates-General are convoked for 1 May 1789, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY), 8 Aug 1788. Scholarship & press
    The Estates–General are convoked for 1 May 1789.
  4. Mr. de Lafayette, Commander of the Paris National Guard, Receives the City's 'Sword for the Defense of Liberty', Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY). Scholarship & press
    he became a delegate in the Estates–General, head of the National Guard
    he was forced out of his general’s command, and he fled to avoid arrest.
  5. National Assembly (glossary), Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY). Scholarship & press
    just a fortnight later the people of Paris had to rally to save it, ending with the 14 July assault on the Bastille.
  6. Assembly of Notables (glossary), Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY). Scholarship & press
    the first Assembly refused to endorse many reforms and, with the backing of public opinion, forced the monarchy to call for the Estates-General. This move precipitated the outbreak of the Revolution.
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