Estates General of 1464
| Estates General États Généraux (French) / Staten Generaal (Dutch) | |
|---|---|
|
Estates of the realm First Estate of prelates Second Estate of nobility Third Estate of boroughs | |
| History | |
| Established | 9 January 1464 |
| Disbanded | 12 February 1464 |
| Leadership | |
Monarch | |
| Meeting place | |
| Bruges | |
The Estates General of 1464 was a parliamentary assembly of representatives of the constituent territories of the Burgundian Netherlands (now parts of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands). It was the first such assembly.
Convocation
Each of the territories represented already had parliamentary institutions (provincial estates) of its own. The convocation of a meeting of representatives of all of these territories was the initiative of the States of Flanders (between 20 and 24 December), followed by Philip the Good (on 25 December), and his son Charles the Bold (on 26 December). Although in first instance reacting to the initiative of the States of Flanders, Duke Philip and his son were quick to adopt the convocation of the Estates General in support of their policy of centralizing their rule over their various territories.[1]
Composition
| Delegation | Prelates | Nobles | Third Estate[2] (Representatives of boroughs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duchy of Brabant | |||
| County of Flanders | |||
| Lille, Douai and Orchies | |||
| County of Artois | |||
| County of Hainaut | |||
| County of Holland | |||
| County of Namur | |||
| Lordship of Mechelen | |||
| County of Boulogne | |||
| County of Zeeland |
References
- ↑ Wim Blockmans, "De samenstelling van de staten van de Bourgondische landsheerlijkheden omstreeks 1464", Standen en Landen 47 (1968), pp. 57-112; 65-66.
- ↑ Not all representatives of the third estate were themselves members of the third estate: a mayor or alderman could represent the common inhabitants of a borough while bearing a noble title.