Emmanuel-Joseph+Sieyes



Name: Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyes Class: Clergy(1st Estate) Country: France Date of Birth: March 3, 1748

Sieyes became one of the most influential clergymen for the revolution. He wrote the liberal pamphlet, //What is the Third Estate?//, which eventually became the manifesto for the Estates General to turn into the National Assembly in June 1789. He resented the Constitution of1795, and refused to serve as a Director of the Republic. He also played a key role in writing the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Later in the revolution he helped Napoleon achieve a Coup de tat.

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