Research the structure of the french society in the 1700s (a bit like the feudal pyramid). find out what kind of people were in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd estate. which estate was biggest?

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Research the structure of the french society in the 1700s (a bit like the feudal pyramid). find out what kind of people were in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd estate. which estate was biggest?

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Leonard Wolfe · Answer 1

French society in the 1700s was run through the Ancien Regime. It consisted of 3 Estates. The 1st Estate consisted of those associated with the Catholic Church and it was 1% of the population. The 2nd Estate consisted of the Nobles and Aristocrats and it was 2% of the population. The 3rd Estate contained the rest of the French population, the working class (Bourgeoisie) and the peasants and was 97% of the population.