The four estates of France were the :
nobles
clergy
middle class
peasants
The press took to calling themselves the fifth estate'
The first estate had 10% of the land in France.
No, the Clergy formed the First Estate of France.
The Nobles of the Second Estate. it's First estate for a+
The First Estate was the clergy. The Second Estate was the nobility. The Third Estate was basically everyone else in France, but its representatives in the Estates General were typically wealthy members from the commercial and professional middle classes.
the estate-general was held to discuss the high taxes in France.
One Estate paid all the taxes.
By making the First estate and the Second estate pay taxes and thus contribute to France's budget.
The Third Estate
The Nobles.
The 1st estate was represented by the Clergy. The 2nd estate was represented by the Nobility. The 3rd estate was represented by the Bourgeoisie
1st estate: clergy 2nd estate: nobility 3rd estate: every one else in the kingdom
In revolutionary France, the First Estate owned only 10 percent of the land. The First Estate was the clergy.