The Third Estate was the commons or the ordinary people, the First Estate being the clergy and the Second Estate the nobility .
The Catholic Clergy was the First Estate and the Nobles were the Second Estate. Everyone else was in the Third Estate.
The National Assembly was formed mostly by members of the third estate, while the Estates General consisted of the first, second, and third estates.
The first estate was of the clergy. The second was of the nobility, and the third was everyone else: peasants, merchants, lawyers, industrial workers, artisans,
The Estates-General (or States-General) of 1789 (French: Les États-Généraux de 1789) was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly consisting of representatives from all but the poorest segment of the French citizenry. The independence from the Crown which it displayed paved the way for the French Revolution.
The Third Estate, made up of about 98% of France's population, which included the bourgeoisie, peasants, and laborers. Vote by Estate meant that each Estate was entitled to one vote per Estate, so the First and Second Estates (made up of about 2% of France's population, the aristocracy and the clergy) could vote together and successfully vote against 98% of France. Voting by head meant that the Estates would vote based on population, meaning that the Third Estate would have much more votes than the First and Second Estates.
in an old feudal system called the "old regime". this system split the groups into three estates, or classes. The clergy of the catholic church made up the first one, nobles made up the second, and peasants were the third and lowest class. the lowest group contained the rich as well as the poor and only the last last estate i.e. the third one only paid the taxes and was highly discriminated from the other two estates.
The First Estates was the Clergy; the Second Estates was the Aristocrats; and the Third Estates was the poor.
The National Assembly was formed mostly by members of the third estate, while the Estates General consisted of the first, second, and third estates.
The National Assembly was formed mostly by members of the third estate, while the Estates General consisted of the first, second, and third estates.
Only the third, the first and second were exempt!
The National Assembly was formed mostly by members of the third estate, while the Estates General consisted of the first, second, and third estates.
First Estate: 0.5% Second Estate: 1.5% Third Estate: 98%
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The National Assembly was formed mostly by members of the third estate, while the Estates General consisted of the first, second, and third estates.
The First Estate was the Catholic Clergy. The Second Estate was the Nobility. The Third Estate were the working stiffs who owned property and paid taxes.
The Clergy. The second estate was the nobility, and the third was the commoners (everyone else)
There were 3 estates: the third estate was the bourgeoisie. They represented 97% of all inhabitants of France. There other two estates (the first and second) were the nobility and the clergy (the representatives of the church).
The First was the Catholic clergy. The Second was the Nobles. The Third was everyone else.