The Estates General
May 5th, 1789, Louis calls the Estate General for the first time since 1614.
This event was a major cause for the eruption of the French Revolution in 1789.
People had high hopes. They believed it would solve all their problems. They wanted new taxes, concessions. The fact that the Estates-General hadn’t been summoned in nearly 200 years probably says a thing or two about its effectiveness.
June 17th, the Third Estate breaks away from it. They were insulted - they were told to wear black robes and had to enter through a side door.
In the end, Louis did not propose any major reforms. This is probably why people were so angry, and thus the start of the revolution.
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