Question

Give a brief description of the ‘Society of Estates’ in France during the late Eighteenth Century.

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Answer 1

Different classes of French society

The French society was divided into three estates. The first estate was of Clergy. The second was of Nobility and the third estate was comprising of  commoners such as businessmen, merchants, court officials, lawyers, peasants, artisans, small peasants, landless labours, servants etc.

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Answer 2

The description of the ‘Society of Estates’ in France during the late Eighteenth Century is as follows:

• There were three estates that built the French society. The Clergy was the first estate, followed by the Nobles who formed the second estate.The third estate comprised of middle classes, artisans, and peasants.
• The Clergy was the largest landowners and did not pay any taxes.
• The Nobles had all the government posts, and they also did not pay any taxes.
• All the educated people like writers, doctors, and merchants belonged to the middle class. The peasants had to pay 2/3rd of what they produced and the artisans lived in poverty.
• The third estate consisted of more than 90 percent of the society out of which 80 percent were peasants.
• These are the three estates that the French society was divided in.