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History - French Revolution: AOS 1 - Causes (Social (Three Estates (1st…
History - French Revolution: AOS 1 - Causes
Cultural
Political
Social
Three Estates
1st Estate - Clergy
0.6% of the population
Paid voluntary tax (they didn't have to pay taxes unless they felt like it)
Owned 10% of the land
Controlled education, poor relief and hospitals.
2nd Estate - Nobility
0.4% of the population
Owned 33% of land
Noblesse de court
Traced noble birth back to 1399
But actually distinguished by wealth which allowed them to live at Versailles
Nobles of the Sword
Privileged because of military service to the crown many generations before
Not always wealthy
Guarded their privileges because these were often all they had to distinguish them from commoners
3rd Estate - Commoners
99% of the population
Financial
Economic