Under the Estates System/Structure, which social group had the highest status in French Society
No. The revolution created a classless society (In theory at least).
It was the third estate which is also the commoners.
The society was classified into 3 estates. 1st and 2nd estates were rich . 2nd estate people were loyal to King. the 3rd estate contained the poor like Merchants, cobbler's etc.,
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.
emigresWere called emigres.They became emigres and their French Estates were claimed by the state.The Emigres.
No. The revolution created a classless society (In theory at least).
The lower class of the French society, known as the estates-general revolted against the upper-class French nobility.
It was the third estate which is also the commoners.
the french society was divided into 3 parts the 1st 2nd and 3rd estate .the first and the second estates didn't had to pay taxes the third had to.................
The society was classified into 3 estates. 1st and 2nd estates were rich . 2nd estate people were loyal to King. the 3rd estate contained the poor like Merchants, cobbler's etc.,
It's often described as three Estates: nobility, clergy, and everyone else.
that there were many different levels of people. this shows how much money people had and how wealthy they were.
the french society in the old regime was divided into three they were the ; *clergy as first estate *nobles as second estate *commoners as third estate
The French Estates - General consisted of representatives of three estates: 1) Clergy 2) Nobility 3) The commoners. The third estate included all the professional, commercial and middle-class groups of the country.
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 1st and 2nd estates
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.