8 Aug 1788 Jahr - The royal treasury is declared empty, and the Parliament of Paris refuses to reform the tax system or loan the Crown more money

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To win their support for fiscal reforms, the Minister of Finance, Étienne Charles de Brienne, sets May 5, 1789 for a meeting of the Estates General, an assembly of the nobility, clergy and commoners (the Third Estate), which has not met since 1614.

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