French Bishops were named by the King of France and most often from the Nobility. They had close personal and familial ties and their vote was routinely the same on every issue.
By voting together. Senior clergy (Bishops and Abbots) were appointed by the King, and mostly of the nobility. They naturally voted with the nobility, giving them a two-to-one majority over the Third...
The Estates General was a national assembly of the Estates of the Realm, in some ways comparable to the English parliament. The absolute monarchy in France ruled without convening it at all after...
A general assembly that represented French Estates - Clergy (first estate), Nobility (second estate), and commoners (third estate). Clergy and Nobility were quite powerful, whereas the Commoners...