Difference between revisions of "First Estate"
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| − | The First Estate was a social level in pre-revolutionary [[France]]. It consisted of the clergy, only about 1% of the population | + | The First Estate was a social level in pre-revolutionary [[France]]. It consisted of the clergy, which while only onstituting about 1% of the population controlled 10% of the land. |
Revision as of 19:47, March 11, 2007
The First Estate was a social level in pre-revolutionary France. It consisted of the clergy, which while only onstituting about 1% of the population controlled 10% of the land.