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The three Estates were the First Estate which included the Catholic Clergy, the Second Estate which consisted of the French Nobles and the Third Estate which was the commoners who represented 95 to 97% of the population.
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 national assembly got rid of feudal privileges of first and second estates, making commoners equal to the nobles and the clergy.
The French Revolution affected Europe by increasing trading, increase in transportation and manufacturing increased.
If you're talking about the French Revolution and the Storming of the Bastille, it showed the 1st and 2nd estates that the power really does lie with the masses - the 3rd estate. It also showed the 3rd estate that the power lies with them. Not only did it show the 3 estates where the power was held, but it caused the brilliant Louis XVI to bring 18000 troops to Versailles, causing the Great Fear and the Second Revolution
The first and second estates detested the French revolution as it threatened to remove them from power and wealth.
Cause of French RevolutionThe French Revolution was caused when King Louis XVI was taxing the Third Estates class but, not the frist or second estates class leaving them to get richer and richer.
The three Estates were the First Estate which included the Catholic Clergy, the Second Estate which consisted of the French Nobles and the Third Estate which was the commoners who represented 95 to 97% of the population.
There were 3 estates: the third estate was the bourgeoisie. They represented 97% of all inhabitants of France. There other two estates (the first and second) were the nobility and the clergy (the representatives of the church).
As many as 80% of the population was illiterate. The members of the First and Second Estates were uniformly well educated and that included women.
The First Estate which was the Catholic Clergy. The Second Estate which consisted of the Nobles. Everyone else was in the Third Estate.
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 national assembly got rid of feudal privileges of first and second estates, making commoners equal to the nobles and the clergy.
The third estate, made up of peasants, artisans and workers, which was 97% of the population, were those who benefited from the French Revolution. In particular the Bourgeoisie, a section of the third estate who were relatively wealthy, such as bankers, lawyers, doctors and other similar professions, benefited the most from the French Revolution because the Revolution put them in power. The first and the second estates, meaning the clergy and nobility, were the groups that lost the most from the French Revolution. They would not recover their pre-Revolution position until the Congress of Vienna of 1815 reinstated the French monarchy.
The Estates-General (or States-General) of 1789 (French: Les États-Généraux de 1789) was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly consisting of representatives from all but the poorest segment of the French citizenry. The independence from the Crown which it displayed paved the way for the French Revolution.
The French Revolution affected Europe by increasing trading, increase in transportation and manufacturing increased.
If you're talking about the French Revolution and the Storming of the Bastille, it showed the 1st and 2nd estates that the power really does lie with the masses - the 3rd estate. It also showed the 3rd estate that the power lies with them. Not only did it show the 3 estates where the power was held, but it caused the brilliant Louis XVI to bring 18000 troops to Versailles, causing the Great Fear and the Second Revolution