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Catholic priests. The "first estate" under the French pre-revolutionary Ancien Régime was the clergy.
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∙ 14y agoThe FIRST estate was the Clergy - Bishops and priests, Abbotts, monks and friars. Their representatives were mainly Bishops and Abbotts, all appointed by the King and all members of the nobility by birth.
The SECOND estate was the Nobility - from Princes and Dukes down to local squires and all their sons - every child of a noble was noble by birth.
The tird estate, of course, was everybody else.
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∙ 13y agoThe First Estate was the Catholic Clergy: Bishops, Abbots, Monks and Priests.
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∙ 14y ago- first estate=clergy 2.second estate=nobles 3.third estate =commons
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∙ 14y agoThe clergy were the first estate and the nobles were the second estate.
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∙ 13y agoFirst Estate: Clergy
(Second estate:Nobility)
Third estate: Everyone else; peasants, middle class etc.)
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∙ 13y agoThe Catholic clergy.
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What are the three divisions of Frances social structure before the french revolution?
first estate second estate and third estate.
What 3 groups made up the 3rd estate?
The first estate was made up of clergies The second estate was made up of nobilities The third estate was made up of everyone who is not included in the first and second estate (According to Abbe Sieyes "what is the 3rd estate?" - everything)
What are the three estates in France prior to the revolution?
The Catholic Clergy made up the First Estate. The French Nobles made up the Second Estate. The commoners were all lumped into the Third Estate.
Who made up the third estate Frances?
Everyone else excluding the 1st estate and 2nd estate, so the bourgeois made up the third estate. Particularly the rich people.
What three groups of people made up the three estates of French society?
The first Estate was the Clergy, the second the nobility, and the third, well, everyone else, rich and poor, from rich Bourgeois to famished peasants. The third estate is the one that paid all the taxes.
How many people were in the 1st estate?
The First Estate, the Clergy made up approximately 1% of the French population.
What were the three groups of people who made up the Estates General or France's first parliament?
The French Estates General was made up of three main groups. This first Parliament consisted of the First Estates of clergy, the Second Estate of nobility, and the Third Estate of commoners.
Who made up the third estate Frances?
Everyone else excluding the 1st estate and 2nd estate, so the bourgeois made up the third estate. Particularly the rich people.
Which estate was made up of the middle class and peasants?
The 3rd estate
What is the First Estate made of?
The Catholic Clergy
Only members of the who made up less than 2 percent of the population could become army officers or high church officials?
First Estate and Second Estate
In what ways did the bourgeoisie differ from other members of the third estate?
The bourgeoisie was made up of wealthy people while the third estate was made up of nobles.
Were peasants the largest group in the first estate?
The first estate consisted of the members of clergy. The second estate was made of the nobility classes, and the third estate was what contained the peasants, Parisians (or urban workers), and the bourgeoisie who were the upper middle class and were the richest of this estate.
What group wanted the Estates General to vote by head rather than by Estate?
The Third Estate, made up of about 98% of France's population, which included the bourgeoisie, peasants, and laborers. Vote by Estate meant that each Estate was entitled to one vote per Estate, so the First and Second Estates (made up of about 2% of France's population, the aristocracy and the clergy) could vote together and successfully vote against 98% of France. Voting by head meant that the Estates would vote based on population, meaning that the Third Estate would have much more votes than the First and Second Estates.
What group made up the largest majority of French Society?
The working class people who made up the Third Estate.
Did the First Estate include the French nobility?
No. The First Estate consisted only of the Catholic Clergy, and the Second Estate was made up of the nobles. There was however a defenite cross over between the two Estates because French Bishops were all chosen by the King and most of the top ranking members of the Catholic Church were also members of the Nobility.
Who is responsible for deceased child support?
A claim can be made against the estate. However, if there is no estate then the obligee is out of luck.A claim can be made against the estate. However, if there is no estate then the obligee is out of luck.A claim can be made against the estate. However, if there is no estate then the obligee is out of luck.A claim can be made against the estate. However, if there is no estate then the obligee is out of luck.
