The Catholic clergy were the First Estate.
The Third Estate, which included peasants, craftsmen, and business people.
The Catholic Church, particularly its clergy, opposed the French Revolution due to the significant religious suppression it faced, including the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, which placed the church under state control. Many clergy members and devout Catholics viewed the Revolution as a direct attack on their faith and traditions, leading to widespread resistance. Additionally, conservative factions within France, including royalists and supporters of the ancien régime, also opposed the Revolution for similar reasons tied to the preservation of religious and social order.
The Clergy,and the Nobles
The Third Estate
The ancien régime was a system in France designed in the middle ages, it was a system that consisted with 3 estates, 1st-clergy churches, 2nd- Nobility, and 3rd- peasants and many other ordinary people. This system lasted until the French Revolution (when Louis the 16th reigned).
first- clergy second- nobles third- peasants & bourgeoisie
French Society was in pre-revolutionary France was divided into three political classes or Estates. The First Estate was the Catholic clergy, the second estate was the nobility, and the Third Estate was everyone else.
Before the Age of Enlightenment, Europe's social structure was primarily hierarchical and based on the feudal system. Society was divided into three main classes: the nobility, clergy, and commoners (peasants and artisans). Power and wealth were concentrated in the hands of the nobility and clergy, with limited opportunities for social mobility.
The Third Estate, which included peasants, craftsmen, and business people.
First Estate
first estate
The bourgeoisie (the common folk).
The Industrial Revolution helped to create a powerful middle class. It did not exist before that.
The answer is The Old Regime
the political and social system that existed in France before the french revolution.
first estate second estate and third estate.
During the French revolution, the bourgeoisie represented the 3rd estate of the Estates General. The 1st one was the Clergy (the church and all its representatives) and the 2nd was the nobility.