Failed reform attempts preceding the decision
- When
- 1787 – 8 May 1788
- Where
- Parlement of Paris
After the Assembly of Notables and the Parlement of Paris blocked fiscal reforms, and the Parlement was dissolved on 8 May 1788, Louis XVI turned to the Estates-General.
Louis XVI convoked the Assembly of Notables in 1787 to discuss a revolutionary new fiscal reform proposed by Calonne, but the Parlement of Paris refused to ratify Calonne's program of financial reform in 1787 due to the competing interests of its noble members. After further resistance, Louis dissolved the Parlement and replaced it with a plenary court on 8 May 1788. These repeated failures left the convocation of the Estates-General as a last-ditch attempt to get new monetary reforms approved.
Sources
- Louis XVI Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
- Estates General of 1789 Wikipedia
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