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 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: -The First Estate consisted of members of the Catholic Church (the clergy). The Second Estate consisted of members of the aristocracy (the nobility). The Third Estate comprised all other members of french society (the commoners).

Detailed explanation-4: -In the highest estate, the 1st Estate, one would find members of the Roman Catholic clergy. These included bishops, priests, and nuns among other religious figures in the country. Only about 0.5% of the population was part of the 1st Estate.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first estate was the clergy, the second estate was the nobility, the third estate was the commoners and bourgeois, and the fourth estate was the press. The first three estates were established in the French Revolution, while the fourth estate was a term first coined in the early to mid-1800s.