In principle, the provincial Estates were composed of representatives of the three traditional estates: clergy, nobility and the Third Estate, but the exact composition and influence of each estate (within the provincial Estates) could differ.
En principio, os Estados estaban compostos por representantes dos tres estamentos tradicionais: o clero, a nobreza e o terceiro estado, pero a composición exacta e a influencia de cada estado nos Estados provinciais podía diferir.