WORLD HISTORY

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 was a small but influential class in 18th century French society, comprising all members of the Catholic clergy. The status and privileges enjoyed by the First Estate became a significant source of grievance leading up to the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The three estates were the different classes in France at the time of the revolution, each representing a particular segment of society. The first estate was the clergy; the second estate, the nobility, and the third estate the commoners. The year was 1789, the French King Louis XVI had been on the throne for 15 years.

Detailed explanation-4: -The First Estate represented 100, 000 Catholic clergy; the Church owned about 10 percent of the land and collected its own taxes (the tithe) from peasants.

Detailed explanation-5: -Before the French Revolution, the Kingdom of France was divided into three estates. The First Estate was the Catholic clergy, the Second Estate was the nobility, and the Third Estate was everyone else.