Estates General

The meeting of the Estates General that opened on 26 January 1593 proved far from representative.

The Estates General of 1614 and 1615 were also held there.

In 1789, with a view to elections to the Estates General, it was instead divided provisionally into 60 districts.

The Estates General opened in 1413 to raise funds for an expected war against the English.

In the cities, the feeling arose that the Estates General would rule the kingdom better.

Its members organized the meeting of the old Estates General, thus beginning the Revolution.

Like the Estates General, they served a consultative purpose only.

In 1485, he was president of the Estates General held at Tours.

On 8 August 1788, the King agreed to hold an Estates General the next year.

Louis tried to obtain the regency, but the Estates General sided with her.