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Before the French Revolution, French society was divided into three estates. The First Estate consisted of the clergy. The Second Estate was the nobility, including the royal family except the King. The Third Estate was made up of peasants, farmers, and the bourgeoisie, comprising 96% of the population but having fewer rights and paying more taxes than the other two estates.

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Three Estates Student Sheets

Before the French Revolution, French society was divided into three estates. The First Estate consisted of the clergy. The Second Estate was the nobility, including the royal family except the King. The Third Estate was made up of peasants, farmers, and the bourgeoisie, comprising 96% of the population but having fewer rights and paying more taxes than the other two estates.

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The Three Estates

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Before the revolution in France, a time known as the Ancien Regime,
society was divided into three distinct classes, known as the Three
Estates.

The First Estate was the clergy, who were people, including priests,
who ran both the Catholic church and some aspects of the country.
In addition to keeping registers of births, deaths and marriages, the
clergy also had the power to levy a 10% tax known as the tithe.

The Second Estate consisted of the nobility of France, including


members of the royal family, except for the King. Members of the
Second Estate did not have to pay any taxes. They were also
awarded special priviliges, such as the wearing a sword and hunting.
Like the clergy, they also collected taxes from the Third Estate.

The Third Estate was made up of everyone else, from peasant


farmers to the bourgeoisie the wealthy business class. While the
Second Estate was only 1% of the total population of France, the
Third Estate was 96%, and had none of the rights and priviliges of
the other two estates.

Historians believe that one of the reasons the French Revolution


came about was the disatisfaction of members of the Third Estate,
who wanted a more equal distribution of wealth and power.

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Three Estates Worksheet

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