Three Estates (jan 1, 1167 – jan 1, 1789)
Description:
Before the 1789 Revolution, "Old Regime" France was divided into three estates: the first being the clergy (1% of the population); the second being the nobility (2% of the population); and the 3rd being everyone else - the bourgeoisie, the city workers, the artisans, and the rural peasants (97% of the population).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1167
jan 1, 1789
~ 622 years