<P> France under the Ancien Régime ( before the French Revolution ) divided society into three estates : the First Estate ( clergy ) ; the Second Estate ( nobility ) ; and the Third Estate ( commoners ) . The king was considered part of no estate . </P>
<P> France under the Ancien Régime ( before the French Revolution ) divided society into three estates : the First Estate ( clergy ) ; the Second Estate ( nobility ) ; and the Third Estate ( commoners ) . The king was considered part of no estate . </P>
the french population was split into 3 divisions called
the french population was split into 3 divisions called
the First Estate ( clergy ) the Second Estate ( nobility ) the Third Estate ( commoners )
the First Estate ( clergy ) the Second Estate ( nobility ) the Third Estate ( commoners )