Formal summons and opening of the Estates-General
- When
- 24 January 1789 – 5 May 1789
- Where
- Versailles
The Estates-General were summoned by royal edict dated 24 January 1789 and convened on 5 May 1789 in Versailles, in a temporary structure near the royal château.
The Estates-General were summoned by a royal edict dated to 24 January 1789, following the king's August 1788 agreement. The issue was widely discussed in the press during the autumn of 1788. On 5 May 1789, amidst general festivities, the Estates General convened in an elaborate but temporary Île des États set up in one of the courtyards of the official Hôtel des Menus Plaisirs in Versailles near the royal château.
Sources
- Estates General of 1789 Wikipedia
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