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1st- no taxes

2nd- no taxes

3rd- steady income form there jobs

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They owned the land and the wealth and paid no taxes.

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Which two estates in France got there privileges eliminated by the National assembly?

The First and Second Estate.


What were the first second and third estates in france?

In the National Assembly in France during the time of the French Revolution, as you know was separated into three estates. The first estate consisted of the clergy who were hardly taxed and enjoyed many privileges. The second estate was filled with nobles so high class citizens. They too paid next to no taxes and had dominance over the third estate. The third and final estate consisted of commoners, anyone from bankers to peasants were unfairly categorized and bundled up into this single heap of French citizens. This group of people would pay almost all of the taxes in France and owned the majority of the total land in France. Now in the National Assembly each estate would get one vote. The first and second estates would team up and had authority over the third estate, unfairly dominating and suppressing the views and values of the third estate.


What was abolition of privilege?

As we know in the French Revolution there were 3 Estates- Clergy , Nobility and Commoners A special privilege was enjoyed by Clergy and Nobility by birth- No Taxes there were many more privileges enjoyed by them. Members of commoners got frustrated and they made France a Constitutional Monarch and they removed / abolished privileges enjoyed by first 2 groups. Now there were no more privileges enjoyed by any section


Which of France estates had to pay taxes?

Only the third, the first and second were exempt!


How many people died from the first second and third estates in France?

nobody die


What were the three groups of people who made up the Estates General or France's first parliament?

The French Estates General was made up of three main groups. This first Parliament consisted of the First Estates of clergy, the Second Estate of nobility, and the Third Estate of commoners.


French estates proir to the revolution?

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 privileges of the first and second estate?

The first estate in pre-revolution France consisted of the clergy and enjoyed privileges such as exemption from paying taxes and the ability to collect tithes. The second estate comprised the nobility, who held significant political power, owned vast amounts of land, and were exempt from most taxes.


Who was the first second and third estates?

The First Estates was the Clergy; the Second Estates was the Aristocrats; and the Third Estates was the poor.


Why was the national assembly of the french revolution so important?

The national assembly got rid of feudal privileges of first and second estates, making commoners equal to the nobles and the clergy.


What were the estates in France and who belonged to each?

First EstateClergy-Bishops, Priest, Monks, NunsSecond EstateNobility-King's Family, Sword Nobles, Robe NoblesThird EstateCommons-Merchants, craftsmen, Bourgeoisie, peasents


How did the first two estates control the Estates General?

French Bishops were named by the King of France and most often from the Nobility. They had close personal and familial ties and their vote was routinely the same on every issue.