Generaux Collection

STATES GENERA; PROCESS
The Etats-Generaux go in solemn procession through the streets of Versailles, followed by a mass at the cathedral of Saint- Louis. Date: 4 May 1789

STATES-GENERAL OPENED
The opening of the Etata- Generaux (States-General) at Versailles Date: 5 May 1789

Opening of States-Genl
OUVERTURE DES ETATS-GENERAUX The opening of the States- General in the Salle des Menus Plaisirs at Versailles; the Third Estate outnumber the clergy and aristocrats... Date: 5 May 1789

French Parliament 1328
The ETATS-GENERAUX in the 14th century : they acclaim Philippe VI de Valois, but the 100 Years War is about to divide the country... Date: 1328

States General
Now declared to be of age, Louis calls a seance of the Etats-generaux. Date: 28 October 1614

Third Estate Rained On
At the session of the Etats- generaux, delegates of the troisieme etat have to wait outside in the rain while the clergy and nobility take their seats : they are not pleased. Date: 23 June 1789

Etats-Generaux
Louis XII, though ruling as autocratically as most kings, finds it prudent to consult his subjects from time to time : he holds a seance of the states-general at Tours

Mirabeau Speaks
After unsatisfactory session of Etats- generaux, Mirabeau tells official Dreux-Breze the third estate are there by the will of the people, and will be ejected only by force

Etats-Generaux 1561
A session of the Etats- Generaux is held at Orleans. The feeble Charles IX presides, but the real power is his awful mother, Catherine de Medicis seated beside him

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