The House of Lords included members of nobility and clergy.
House of Lords
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The term you're referring to is likely "the estate system," which was prominent in medieval and early modern Europe. In this system, society was divided into three main estates: the nobility, the clergy, and the commoners. The nobles held land and power, while the clergy were responsible for spiritual and religious matters. Together, the nobles and clergy formed the upper echelons of society, often influencing governance and social order.
The third estate. The first estate was made up of the clergy, the second estate was made up of the nobles and the peasants made up the third estate.
The Catholic Clergy made up the First Estate and the Nobles the Second Estate. Everyone else was in the Third Estate.
nobles & clergy
representation by nobles,clergy, and commons.
The Catholic Clergy made up the First Estate. The French Nobles made up the Second Estate. The commoners were all lumped into the Third Estate.
The First Estate, which was made of of the clergy, and the Second Estate, which was made up of the Nobles, had many privileges. The Nobles were able to hold high government positions. They also had to pay nearly no taxes and they had a lot of money. The Third Estate was envious of this. They were made up of peasants and bourgeoisie--wage earners.
clergy, nobles, and commoners
the 3rd estate was made up of the poor people, like farmers, that wanted to abolish the monarchy. I think the 1st estate was made up of nobles, and the 2nd estate was made up of clergy
first estate second estate and third estate.