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| − | The '''First Estate''' was a social level in pre-revolutionary [[France]]. It consisted of the clergy, | + | The '''First Estate''' was a social level in pre-revolutionary [[France]]. It consisted of the "higher" and "lower" clergy, and owned about 10% of the land<ref>http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture11a.html</ref>, upon which no property tax was payable. |
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| + | Their responsibilities included the registration of births, marriages and deaths; collecting [[tithe]]s; they censored books and served as the moral police; ran schools and hospitals; and distributed relief to the destitute. | ||
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Revision as of 08:49, March 12, 2009
The First Estate was a social level in pre-revolutionary France. It consisted of the "higher" and "lower" clergy, and owned about 10% of the land[1], upon which no property tax was payable.
Their responsibilities included the registration of births, marriages and deaths; collecting tithes; they censored books and served as the moral police; ran schools and hospitals; and distributed relief to the destitute.