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What was life like for the first estate clergy members in the old French regime?
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Life in this period was some horrible because people were not treated well
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Clergy and nobles did not pay these?
Taxes. During the old regime the Clergy (1st estate) and the Nobility (2nd estate) did not have to pay taxes, meaning the bourgeoisie (3rd estate) had to pay all the taxes.
What estate does the 97 of French citizens belong to during the old regime?
The Third Estate.
What was the old regime prior to the start of the French Revolution?
The Ancient Regieme divided the population into three classes called Estates. The First Estate was the Catholic Clergy and the Second Estate consisted of the Nobles. The vast majority ranging from street urchins and beggars to wealthy businessmen formed the Third Estate.
What is the third estate in the Old Regime?
The term Old Regime refers to French society before the French Revolution. Before the revolution, France followed the feudal system. Due to this, the society was divided into three estates or groups. The first estate consisted of the clergy while the second estate consisted of the nobles. Together these two estates made up the "privileged class". They made up only ten percent of the total French population. The remaining ninety percent was made up by the third estate. The third estate consisted of all the other members of society including doctors, lawyers, merchants, tradesmen, artisans, peasants, daily wage workers, maids, servants, etc.
Did the second estate support the french revolution?
They did not. They disliked the Enlightenment ideas and wanted to go back to he Old Regime.
How was french society divided hierarchically in the old regime?
the french society in the old regime was divided into three they were the ; *clergy as first estate *nobles as second estate *commoners as third estate
Clergy and nobles did not pay these?
Taxes. During the old regime the Clergy (1st estate) and the Nobility (2nd estate) did not have to pay taxes, meaning the bourgeoisie (3rd estate) had to pay all the taxes.
Why were the members of the third estate dissatisfied with life under old regime?
because the french government had shown that it could not be trusted.
What estate does the 97 of French citizens belong to during the old regime?
The Third Estate.
What were the French Estates-General for the Third Estate attempting to do when they took the Tennis Court Oath in 1789 at the start of the French Revolution?
They were drawing a line in the sand that the Nobles and Clergy could understand, The Ancient Regime was over and the people were there to stay.
What is taxation in the french revolution?
The French tax code in use at the time gave a tax free status to nobles and to the Catholic clergy. The Catholic Church owned about 10% of all of the land and all of the wealth in France. They levied a tithe on all members of the Third Estate on top of the taxes that were paid. The taxes on the working class were continuing to rise and the Third Estate had no political power to end this injustice.
What was the old regime prior to the start of the French Revolution?
The Ancient Regieme divided the population into three classes called Estates. The First Estate was the Catholic Clergy and the Second Estate consisted of the Nobles. The vast majority ranging from street urchins and beggars to wealthy businessmen formed the Third Estate.
What is the third estate in the Old Regime?
The term Old Regime refers to French society before the French Revolution. Before the revolution, France followed the feudal system. Due to this, the society was divided into three estates or groups. The first estate consisted of the clergy while the second estate consisted of the nobles. Together these two estates made up the "privileged class". They made up only ten percent of the total French population. The remaining ninety percent was made up by the third estate. The third estate consisted of all the other members of society including doctors, lawyers, merchants, tradesmen, artisans, peasants, daily wage workers, maids, servants, etc.
What three groups of people made up the three estates of French society?
The first Estate was the Clergy, the second the nobility, and the third, well, everyone else, rich and poor, from rich Bourgeois to famished peasants. The third estate is the one that paid all the taxes.
What was the basic social structure of the ancien regime?
It was divided into three Estates each theoretically equal to each other. The First Estate was the Catholic clergy, the Second Estate and all others were in the Third Estate.
Class system of King Louis XVI?
King Louis was bound to the Ancient Regime which had three Estates within the Estates General. The First Estate was the Catholic Clergy, the Second Estate was the Nobles and the Third Estate was everyone else.
How did the ancient regime divide up french society?
It's often described as three Estates: nobility, clergy, and everyone else.
