<P> The estates general was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm : the clergy ( First Estate ) , the nobility ( Second Estate ) , and the commoners ( Third Estate ) . Summoned by King Louis XVI , it was brought to an end when the Third Estate formed into a National Assembly , inviting the other two to join , against the wishes of the King . This signals the outbreak of the French Revolution . </P>
<P> The estates general was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm : the clergy ( First Estate ) , the nobility ( Second Estate ) , and the commoners ( Third Estate ) . Summoned by King Louis XVI , it was brought to an end when the Third Estate formed into a National Assembly , inviting the other two to join , against the wishes of the King . This signals the outbreak of the French Revolution . </P>
who called a meeting of the estates general in 1789
who called a meeting of the estates general in 1789
King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI