FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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1485
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1614
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1715
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1785
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1788
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Detailed explanation-1: -France was on verge of collapse and needed tax reforms therefore on 5th May 1789, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General. It was the first meeting of the Estates General called since 1614.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was the first meeting of the Estates General called since 1614. He called the meeting because the French government was having financial problems.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Estates-General met at Versailles on May 5, 1789.
Detailed explanation-4: -Louis XVI called an assembly of Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes on 5th May 1789. The Estates General represented the French estates in the realm. This law was brought to an end when the Third Estate was formed and created in the National Assembly.
Detailed explanation-5: -Summoning the Estates General In desperation at the financial crisis, King Louis XVI summoned a so-called Estates General in 1789 to approve new taxation.