Question

Not a feature of French society of 18th century

Answer 1

Answer:

The French Society of 18th century was divided into 3 Estates :

• First Estate - Clergies, Royal Family

• Second Estate - Nobilities, Church People

• Third Estate - Middle class elites, Commoners

The monarch of France was King Louis XVI at the time of French Revolution and prior to that as well. The king had ascended the throne in 1774 who lived in Versailles.

In the 18th Century wars with Europe and America had led to a loss in the treasury and national debts amounted to approximately 3 billion livres.

Therefore the King at that time increased taxation. Later on improvements in the education system was sought as new ideas led to new class of people emerging in the Third Estate(commoners) at the time.