Just before the French revolution, the 3 estates of French society were the first estate made up of the Clergy, the second estate made up of nobles and the third estate made up of the peasants. During this time, the first estate made up 0.5% of the population, the second estate made up 1.5% and the third estate made up the remaining 98%.
The Catholic Clergy made up the First Estate and the Nobles the Second Estate. Everyone else was in the Third Estate.
97% of the French population belonged to the third estate.
The Third Estate Of France
The Catholic Clergy were the First Estate and were tax exempt. The Nobles made up the Second Estate and paid no taxes. Everyone else was in the Third Estate and paid all of the taxes.
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.
Everyone else excluding the 1st estate and 2nd estate, so the bourgeois made up the third estate. Particularly the rich people.
The French middle class belonged to the Third Estate (commoners) while the peasantry also belonged to the Third Estate. The First Estate was made up of the clergy and the Second Estate was made up of the nobility.
first estate second estate and third estate.
The bourgeoisie was made up of wealthy people while the third estate was made up of nobles.
The third Estate,they made up approx. 98% of the population :) ~Aelias
The third estate in France was the overwhelming majority of the citizenry and included everyone who was NOT part of the clergy or the nobility. The group of the Third Estate with the largest population was the peasantry and farmers. The group of the Third Estate which was the most politically astute was the bourgeoisie, made of lawyers, doctors, bankers, public officials.
Just before the French revolution, the 3 estates of French society were the first estate made up of the Clergy, the second estate made up of nobles and the third estate made up of the peasants. During this time, the first estate made up 0.5% of the population, the second estate made up 1.5% and the third estate made up the remaining 98%.
The Catholic Clergy made up the First Estate and the Nobles the Second Estate. Everyone else was in the Third Estate.
97% of the French population belonged to the third estate.
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The Third Estate Of France