GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Clergy
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Nobility
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Bourgeoisie
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Peasants
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Detailed explanation-1: -The First Estate was the clergy, who were people, including priests, who ran both the Catholic church and some aspects of the country. In addition to keeping registers of births, deaths and marriages, the clergy also had the power to levy a 10% tax known as the tithe.
Detailed explanation-2: -The First Estate consisted of Roman Catholic clergy, and it was by far the smallest group represented in the Estates-General. The Second Estate represented the nobility, which comprised less than 2 percent of the French population.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1789 France, there were around 100, 000 members of the First Estate, 400, 000 members of the Second Estate, and around 27 million members of the Third Estate. Some members of the First Estate (the clergy) were commoners before they became clergy.