Any French person who was not (1) a member of the royal family, (2) a noble, or (3) a member of the clergy would be a member of the third estate. This was roughly 97% of the French population. It included all of the poor French as well as the bourgeoisie (lawyers, bankers, doctors, entrepreneurs, etc.).
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The Third Estate was comprised of 96% of the French population. Of that, 90% included 22 million peasants, laborers and artisans.
It was unfair for each estate to have one vote because the first and second estate would always out-vote the third estate, seeing they have more common interests. Moreover, the third estate encompassed 97% of the French population yet they only receive one vote in the Estate's General.
The Third Estate was the estate in which the bourgeoisie belonged to.
It was unfair for each estate to have one vote because the first and second estate would always out-vote the third estate, seeing they have more common interests. Moreover, the third estate encompassed 97% of the French population yet they only receive one vote in the Estate's General.
the members of the third estate had to pay money
The third estate consisted of the commoners/peasants.
A Catholic priest
It was unfair for each estate to have one vote because the first and second estate would always out-vote the third estate, seeing they have more common interests. Moreover, the third estate encompassed 97% of the French population yet they only receive one vote in the Estate's General.