What were the three estates of france?

Question

What were the three estates of france?

Answer 1

The Three were

-the clergy

-nobility

-"le tiers-état" (everybody else)

Answer 2

In France under the Ancien Régime (the old monarchy), the  Estates-General (French: États généraux), was a legislative assembly of the different classes (or estates) of French subjects.

At the time of the revolution, the First Estate composed of 100,000 Catholic clergy and owned 5%-10% of the lands in France - the highest per capita of any other estate. All property of the First Estate were tax exempted.

The Second Estate was composed of the nobility. At the time of the revolution, they consisted of 400,000 persons, including women and children. Like the First Estate, they were not taxed by principal of feudal precedent.

The Third and last Estate was composed of about 25 million people: the bourgeoisie (middle class), the peasants, and everyone else in France. Unlike the First and Second Estates, they were forced to pay taxes.