The Estates General of 1560-1 was a national meeting of the three estates of France, the clergy, nobility and commoners convoked by Francis II, though he would die before it could begin. It represented the first meeting of the estates general in 76 years, the last one having been convened by Charles VIII at Tours. Meeting at Orléans the estates would be tasked with providing solutions to the crowns dire fiscal problems, a legacy of the , and the growing religious problem caused by the Reformation. The estates would however be unable to finish their deliberations, with Catherine de' Medici proroguing the session, and reconvening the estates general at a later date in 1561 at Pontoise, where she sought a more agreeable selection of delegates. Ultimately the work of the estates would solve ne
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| - The Estates General of 1560-1 was a national meeting of the three estates of France, the clergy, nobility and commoners convoked by Francis II, though he would die before it could begin. It represented the first meeting of the estates general in 76 years, the last one having been convened by Charles VIII at Tours. Meeting at Orléans the estates would be tasked with providing solutions to the crowns dire fiscal problems, a legacy of the , and the growing religious problem caused by the Reformation. The estates would however be unable to finish their deliberations, with Catherine de' Medici proroguing the session, and reconvening the estates general at a later date in 1561 at Pontoise, where she sought a more agreeable selection of delegates. Ultimately the work of the estates would solve ne (en)
- Les états généraux de 1560 sont des états généraux qui s'ouvrent à Orléans, dans la province de l'Orléanais du royaume de France, le 13 décembre 1560, dans une salle construite à cet effet sur la place de l'Étape, convoqués par la reine mère et régente, Catherine de Médicis. Le chancelier Michel de l'Hospital va alors obtenir que les questions religieuses soient débattues lors d'un prochain concile. La reine va, quant à elle, empêcher la noblesse et le tiers état de discuter des limites du pouvoir royal. Les états sont clos le 31 janvier 1561. (fr)
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| - The Estates General of 1560-1 was a national meeting of the three estates of France, the clergy, nobility and commoners convoked by Francis II, though he would die before it could begin. It represented the first meeting of the estates general in 76 years, the last one having been convened by Charles VIII at Tours. Meeting at Orléans the estates would be tasked with providing solutions to the crowns dire fiscal problems, a legacy of the , and the growing religious problem caused by the Reformation. The estates would however be unable to finish their deliberations, with Catherine de' Medici proroguing the session, and reconvening the estates general at a later date in 1561 at Pontoise, where she sought a more agreeable selection of delegates. Ultimately the work of the estates would solve neither the crowns fiscal insolvency or the religious conflict, which exploded in the Wars of Religion. (en)
- Les états généraux de 1560 sont des états généraux qui s'ouvrent à Orléans, dans la province de l'Orléanais du royaume de France, le 13 décembre 1560, dans une salle construite à cet effet sur la place de l'Étape, convoqués par la reine mère et régente, Catherine de Médicis. Le chancelier Michel de l'Hospital va alors obtenir que les questions religieuses soient débattues lors d'un prochain concile. La reine va, quant à elle, empêcher la noblesse et le tiers état de discuter des limites du pouvoir royal. L'assemblée discute également des lois commerciales qui furent en vigueur jusqu'au début de la Révolution française (1789). Les états sont clos le 31 janvier 1561. (fr)
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