Describe the old Regine or the system of estate of Franch before 1789 the answer
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The First Estate, the clergy, was extremely rich and exempt from certain taxes. At the time of the 1780s, it was consisted of around 130,000 people. Compared to the 3rd Estate, it was an extremely small number.
The Second Estate, the nobility, was also a small group compared to the 3rd Estate. Like the clergy, they were exempt from certain taxes and military service. Anyone who had noble blood or were "lords and ladies" were considered a part of the Second Estate.
The First and Second Estate, albeit being the smallest parts of the population, owned most of the land and wealth within the Ancien Régime, which plays a VERY important reason on why the bulk of the population rebelled and overturned the monarchy.
The Third Estate: The Third Estate was the "commoners" of France- France still operated with a feudalistic-style government. The Third Estate owned the least amount of land and wealth, and were the biggest in numbers. They also had to pay special taxes towards funding the nobility and clergy, leaving little to no money or food for themselves.