5 Mai 1789 Jahr - Estates General convenes
Beschreibung:
The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General. This assembly was composed of three estates – the clergy, nobility and commoners – who had the power to decide on the levying of new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country.
Zugefügt zum Band der Zeit:
The French Revolution (1789-1794)
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