what kind of privileges enjoyed 1 and 2 estate in france
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Explanation:
* political cause:
The borboun long of france like Louis XIV, louis XV,Louis XVI ruled the country dispolitically they denied rights and previlages of the people the majority of the French people lived in misery and minority including the rulers led a life luxurious and extravagance they exploited the common people
* social inequality:
french revolution was against the social and economic i equality existed in French society. french society wsmas divided into three estates. the clergy formed the first estate. the nobility formed the second estate. the third estate consisted of the middle class including lawyers, teachers, officials, bankers, farmers, craftman etc..
the first two estate were exempted from paying taxes and had a law social status. they had to pay the burden of taxes like tithe and taille. the common people want to change the social system.
* Influence of ideology :
French thinkers played an important role in motivating people to fight against the inequality and exploitation. Voltaire rediculed the exploitation of clergy and promoted rational thinking; inequality and humanism. Rousseau said man is born free every where he is in chain and paeple are the sovereign. montesquie encouraged democracy and republic and suggested division of powers of govt. (legislature, executive and judiciary)
* immediate cause :
the levy new tax Louis XVI summoned the state general , the French legislative assembly in 1789. each estate had vote. this was opposed by the other two estate. the third estate declared themselves as the national assembly of France. ( they assembled in the tennis court nearby and swore not to leave until they had framed a constitution of France this event is known as tennis court oath) on 14 July 1789 revolutionaries demolished the Bestille prison the symbol of the French monarchy. this marked the beginning of French revolution.