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Also Known As États-Généraux • States General
Date April 1302 - June 17, 1789
Related People Philip IV • Pierre-Samuel du Pont

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Estates-General
Battle of Poitiers
Painting by Auguste Couder showing a large assembly of men in formal attire gathered in a grand hall for the Opening of the States-General on May 5, 1789, at Versailles.
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