States General
In some countries, the estates were called together for the generality (States General or Diet)
- Belgium and the Netherlands: Staten Generaal
- Finland: Diet of Finland
- France: États Généraux; also États provinciaux (Provincial estates)
- Germany: Reichstag
- Scotland: Estates of Parliament, and its sister institution the Convention of Estates of Scotland
- Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya, Generalitat Valenciana
- Sweden: Riksdag of the Estates
- Switzerland: Council of States Ständerat
In some countries the present-day parliament or government still has the historical name.
- Generalitat de Catalunya
- Generalitat Valenciana
- Landtag
- Reichstag
- Riksdag of the Estates
Read more about this topic: The Estates
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