<P> In one sense , the composition and powers of the Estates General always remained the same . They always included representatives of the First Estate ( clergy ) , Second Estate ( the nobility ) , and Third Estate ( commoners : all others ) , and monarchs always summoned them either to grant subsidies or to advise the Crown , to give aid and counsel . Their composition , however , as well as their effective powers , varied greatly at different times . </P>
<P> In one sense , the composition and powers of the Estates General always remained the same . They always included representatives of the First Estate ( clergy ) , Second Estate ( the nobility ) , and Third Estate ( commoners : all others ) , and monarchs always summoned them either to grant subsidies or to advise the Crown , to give aid and counsel . Their composition , however , as well as their effective powers , varied greatly at different times . </P>
who represented the third estate in the estates general
who represented the third estate in the estates general
commoners : all others
commoners : all others