Before the French revolution, their society was divided into 3 groups and had priveledges divided among them unequally.
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Before the French revolution, their society was divided into 3 groups and had priveledges divided among them unequally.
The French Revolution which took place in 1789 was aimed at changing the existing political, social and economic setup of what the revolutionaries called as the Old Regime. The people were divided into three estates. The first estate comprised of the clergy, who were members of the church. The seconRead more
The French Revolution which took place in 1789 was aimed at changing the existing political, social and economic setup of what the revolutionaries called as the Old Regime.
The people were divided into three estates. The first estate comprised of the clergy, who were members of the church. The second Estate was reserved for the nobility who were the members of the upper class aristocracy. The third Estate, biggest in terms of population consisted of different groups like the big businessmen, merchants, layers, officials, peasants, artisans and landless labour and servants.
The estate in which a person belonged describes his rights and duties. The first two Estates were the richest and owned 60 percent of the land. They were also exempted to pay taxes. The Clergy/Church also had the right to collect a tax called tithe which was one-tenth of the produce. The members of the second Estate also enjoyed feudal privileges which they collected in the form of feudal dues from the third Estate. The third Estate suffered from the burden of taxation at multiple levels including tithe, feudal dues and taille, a tax levied by the state.
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