Discuss the Three States of the
French society
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France under the Ancien Régime (before the French Revolution) divided society into three estates: the First Estate (clergy); the Second Estate (nobility); and the Third Estate (commoners). The king was considered part of no estate.
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1st estate - The first estate consisted of the clergy. The clergy were exempted from paying taxes to the king.
2nd estate - The second estate consisted of nobility. The nobility was also exempted from taxes. The nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges. These included feudal dues, which they extracted from the peasants.
3rd estate - The third estate consisted of big businessmen, merchants,, court officials, lawyers, peasants and artisan, landless labour, servants etc. The third estate comprised both rich and poor persons.
It was divided on the basis of their caste.
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