Why did Louis XV1's decision to summon the estates-general prove disastrous

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John Kens · Answer 1 · 2018-09-17T13:44:40+0000

France was essentially bankrupt, and Louis was desperate for new ideas and taxes to get some money, so he summoned the Estates General.

Lucas Fabre · Answer 2 · 2018-09-20T12:06:06+0000

Because the Third Estate realized that they had little-to-no power and that it was unfair that the nobles and clergy had entirely too much/more than they did.

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