Question

who were the privileged classes​

Answer 1

Answer:

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).

Answer 2

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The French society was divided into three estates. Out of these first and second were privileged. The third class comprised of businessman, peasants, labour etc.

$\sf\blue{clergy \:(the \: first \: estate)}$

It was a group of people with special functions in church.

They were exempted from taxes.

The church levied a tax Tithe which comprised of one-tenth of agricultural produce.

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They too did not have to pay taxes to the state.

Further, they enjoyed feudal privileges. They could take feudal dues from the peasants who were bound to offer services to Lord.

These privileges were enjoyed by them by the fact that they were born in those estates. Sixty per cent of land were owned by clergy, nobility and richer members of third estate. Their exemption from taxes simply implied that burden of financing the State of was entirely borne by third estate.

This social structure was a major factor leading to French Revolution.

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