The Third Estate.
In the French Estates-General, the Clergy were represented by the First Estate. The Nobility were represented by the second, and everyone else was represented by the Third.
The Catholic Clergy.
1st estate
An unfair tax code.
The Third Estate (peasants and middle class professionals) paid the most taxes, yet they were the poorest
In France (and many other European countries) the estates were as follows: 1st estate: Grandees of the (Catholic) Church - that is, senior bishops. 2nd estate: Noblemen. 3rd estate: Ordinary folk ('commoners'). (Serfs were below the 3rd estate).
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.
The First Estate during the French Revolution was the nobility.
In the French Estates-General, the Clergy were represented by the First Estate. The Nobility were represented by the second, and everyone else was represented by the Third.
The Catholic Clergy.
3rd estate owned land 70% during french revolution
1st estate
An unfair tax code.
None of them. The King was the King, period.
The French middle class and peasantry belonged to the Third Estate during the French Revolution. The Third Estate was made up of commoners and included the majority of the French population who were not part of the nobility or clergy. Members of the Third Estate faced social and economic challenges that fueled their discontent with the monarchy.
It was the Third Estate against the nobles and the clergy.
The Third Estate (peasants and middle class professionals) paid the most taxes, yet they were the poorest