![]() ![]() In contrast, the Third Estate was forced to pay heavy taxes while the other two were exempted. They were exempted from paying many taxes and were allowed to collect dues from peasants. The Second Estate, or the nobles, owned about 2 5 % of the land. Tithes was one-tenth of annual produce or earnings taken as a tax for the support of the Church. It had many privileges, including the collection of tithes. The First Estate in France, or the clergy, owned 10% of the land though it comprised less than 0.5% of the population. This led to them coming together to launch the French Revolution in 1789. ![]() It was thus angered and resented its position in French society. The Third Estate was excluded from positions of honor and political power and was looked down upon by the other estates. Everyone else in France including merchants, lawyers, laborers and peasants belonged to the Third Estate, which comprised around 98% of the French population. ![]() The Second Estate consisted of the French nobility, which numbered about 400,000. The First Estate was the Roman Catholic clergy, which numbered about 100,000. In the 1780s, the population of France was around 24 million and 700 thousand and it was divided into three estates. #1 Social Inequality in France due to the Estates System ![]()
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