Question

who was the abbe sieyes and what contribution did he make to the French Revolution both thing ideologically and practical terms?

Answer 1

Abbe Sieyes was a Catholic clerfyman and one of the main political theorists of the French Revolution. His main ideological contribution was in writing the pamphlet called "What is the Third Estate?" in 1789. In this pamphlet, he argued that the Third Estate was the most important component of French society but it lacked any political power. The practical impact of his argument was that it helped transform the Estates General into the National Assembly.



Abbe Sieyes was a Catholic clerfyman and one of the main political theorists of the French Revolution. His main ideological contribution was in writing the pamphlet called "What is the Third Estate?" in 1789. In this pamphlet, he argued that the Third Estate was the most important component of French society but it lacked any political power. The practical impact of his argument was that it helped transform the Estates General into the National Assembly.

Answer 2

The representatives of the third estate were led by abbe sieyes.
He was originally a priest, wrote an influential pamphlet called 'what is third estate'?