How was the system of esates in french socity organised?
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The French society was divided into 3 estates. The members of the first two estates, that is, the clergy and the nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by birth. The most important of these was exemption from paying taxes to the state. Peasants, belonging to the 3rd estate made up of 90 per cent of the population.
Answer:
The system of estates was divided in 3 parts.
Explanation:
The first one was nobility. It was the sector that worked in the church as Preists. They were exempted from paying taxes.
The second one comprised of the Clergy. The were the landowners. The were rich and lived in the large mansions. The also had freedom from paying taxes.
The third and the last one was the Peasants.
The payed heavy taxes and also were living in poverty and un misery.