FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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1st Estate
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2nd Estate
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3rd Estate
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4th Estate
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Second Estate was made up of rich nobles. Although they accounted for just 2 percent of the population, the nobles owned 20 percent of the land and paid almost no taxes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Second Estate was the nobility, composed of about 350, 000 people who nevertheless owned about 25 to 30% of the land.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Second Estate consisted of the nobility of France, including members of the royal family, except for the King. Members of the Second Estate did not have to pay any taxes. They were also awarded special priviliges, such as the wearing a sword and hunting.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Second Estate represented the nobility, which comprised less than 2 percent of the French population. The Third Estate represented the overwhelming majority of the French population, from the wealthy urban elite to craftsmen and the peasantry.