Estates General of 1789
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The Estates General of 1789 was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners. Summoned by King Louis XVI, it opened on 5 May 1789 at Ver
Opening session of the General Assembly, 5 May 1789, by Auguste Couder (1839) shows the inauguration of the Estates-General in Versailles
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in 1789
Louis XVI
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Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when
Estates General of 1789
…Estates General of 1789 Type Type Unicameral assembly of the Estates General of Louis XVI History Founded May 5, 1789 (1789-05-05) Disbanded June 27, 1789 (1789-06-27) Preceded by Estates General of 1614 Succeeded by National Assembly…
The young Duke of Berry (right) with his younger brother, the Count of Provence (by François-Hubert Drouais, 1757)
The young duke of Berry painted by Jean-Martial Frédou, c. 1760
Marie Antoinette, queen of France and wife of Louis XVI, with their three eldest children, Marie Thérèse, Louis-Charles and Louis-Joseph (by Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, 1787)