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Estates-General of France

Type Object Region Western Europe Time 1302

The Estates-General was a representative body convened by medieval French kings to consult clergy, nobles, and the Third Estate on taxation and major…

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  1. 1302–1303Paris · Île-de-FranceFacing fiscal pressure from the war in Flanders, Philip IV convened the Estates-General in Paris in April 1302; clergy, nobles, and commoners deliberated separately and approved special taxes on ecclesiastical and secular property, establishing the institution as a consultative mechanism of royal power.
  2. 1308Paris · Île-de-FranceIn 1308 Philip IV again convened the Estates-General to coordinate positions on church affairs and financial needs after the death of Pope Boniface VIII; each estate voiced its stance, showing the body had become a regular forum for major political and religious issues.

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