of the Three Estates, after the heated Estates-General of 1789, with the Bishop (First Estate) and the King (Second Estate) blessing the people (Third Estate). In the gardens of the Château de La Muette, a meal was offered to more than 20,000 participants, followed by much singing, dancing, and drinking. The feast ended on 18 July. Trivia The Chant du 14 juillet, written by Marie-Joseph Chénier and François-Joseph Gossec, was sung in the Écoles Normales until the Second World War. Jean Claude Jacob, a serf from the Jura Mountains, supposedly 120 years old, was brought from his native place to figure as "Dean of the Human Race". References Bibliography External links Te Deum for the Federation of 14 July 1790, hymn by composer François-Joseph Gossec 1790 events of the French Revolution Festivals in France Storming of the Bastille