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'''Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès''' (3 May 1748 – 20 June 1836), commonly known as the '''Abbé Sieyès''', was a [[France|French]] Roman Catholic clergyman and political writer. | '''Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès''' (3 May 1748 – 20 June 1836), commonly known as the '''Abbé Sieyès''', was a [[France|French]] Roman Catholic clergyman and political writer. | ||
A leading theorist of the [[French Revolution]], Sieyès wrote the pamphlet ''{{Wiki|What Is the Third Estate}}'' in 1789, when he represented the Third Estate in the [[Estates-General of 1789|Estates-General]]. In the pamphlet, he claimed that the Third Estate had no actual political power, even though it constituted a nation, and had no need for the other two estates.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Third Estate]]</ref> | A leading theorist of the [[French Revolution]], Sieyès wrote the pamphlet ''{{Wiki|What Is the Third Estate}}'' in 1789, when he represented the [[Third Estate]] in the [[Estates-General of 1789|Estates-General]]. In the pamphlet, he claimed that the Third Estate had no actual political power, even though it constituted a nation, and had no need for the other two estates.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Third Estate]]</ref> | ||
By 1799, Sieyès had become a [[Directory|Director]] in the French government and worked with [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] to overthrow the government. Afterwards, the Directory was dissolved and the Consulate dictatorship was established.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]''</ref> | By 1799, Sieyès had become a [[Directory|Director]] in the French government and worked with [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] to overthrow the government. Afterwards, the Directory was dissolved and the Consulate dictatorship was established.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:59, 11 January 2024
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (3 May 1748 – 20 June 1836), commonly known as the Abbé Sieyès, was a French Roman Catholic clergyman and political writer.
A leading theorist of the French Revolution, Sieyès wrote the pamphlet What Is the Third Estate in 1789, when he represented the Third Estate in the Estates-General. In the pamphlet, he claimed that the Third Estate had no actual political power, even though it constituted a nation, and had no need for the other two estates.[1]
By 1799, Sieyès had become a Director in the French government and worked with Napoleon Bonaparte to overthrow the government. Afterwards, the Directory was dissolved and the Consulate dictatorship was established.[2]