The third estate
The French Revolution (French: Révolution française; 1789-99)
The Tennis Court Oath was a very important event during the early days of the French Revolution - members of the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General held a conference in a tennis court.
In France, the majority of people belonged to the Third Estate before the French Revolution. This estate encompassed the commoners, including the bourgeoisie (middle class) and peasants. They made up the largest portion of the population but held the least privilege and political power compared to the First and Second Estates (clergy and nobility).
If you're talking about the French Revolution and the Storming of the Bastille, it showed the 1st and 2nd estates that the power really does lie with the masses - the 3rd estate. It also showed the 3rd estate that the power lies with them. Not only did it show the 3 estates where the power was held, but it caused the brilliant Louis XVI to bring 18000 troops to Versailles, causing the Great Fear and the Second Revolution
The Napoleonic Code.
The third estate held 97% [of which held 80% peasants] the Second estate held 1% and the First estate held 2%.
The French Revolution (French: Révolution française; 1789-99)
The National Assembly was held from June 13 to July 9, 1789. This assembly was formed by Third Estate representatives during the French Revolution.
The Tennis Court Oath was a very important event during the early days of the French Revolution - members of the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General held a conference in a tennis court.
In France, the majority of people belonged to the Third Estate before the French Revolution. This estate encompassed the commoners, including the bourgeoisie (middle class) and peasants. They made up the largest portion of the population but held the least privilege and political power compared to the First and Second Estates (clergy and nobility).
While the actual lyrical work is highly dependent on the individual, a good starting point would be to recognize the role of the third estate in French history. Essentially, the nobles and clergy formed the first and second estate, while the working poor, ie. the vast majority of France, was the third estate. A poem about the French Revolution should take into consideration the fact that the first and second estate were essentially helpless because of how little practical value they held. After the third estate eventually realized that they did all the work without seeing any of the return, they revolted.
If you're talking about the French Revolution and the Storming of the Bastille, it showed the 1st and 2nd estates that the power really does lie with the masses - the 3rd estate. It also showed the 3rd estate that the power lies with them. Not only did it show the 3 estates where the power was held, but it caused the brilliant Louis XVI to bring 18000 troops to Versailles, causing the Great Fear and the Second Revolution
The Napoleonic Code.
Their estate is held by the court and people are invited to make their case for a part of that estate.
It is an old French word meaning 'a fee'. An estate held by a superior in return for military service
Bastille Day is the national holiday of France. It began on July 14, 1880 and is held to honor the beginning of the French Revolution with the Storming of Bastille.
France was reigned by an Absolute Monarch, King Louis XVI.