Tiers État

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Tiers État is the French term for the Third Estate, the commoner class that played a central role in triggering and shaping the French Revolution.

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Tiers État canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical concept
social class
social estate
alsoKnownAs Third Estate
associatedWork What Is the Third Estate?
linked to: Third Estate
country France
declaredItself National Assembly
demanded end of feudal dues
political representation
tax equality
excludes clergy
nobility
historicalLegacy symbol of democratic representation in France
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime
French Revolution
includes artisans
bourgeoisie
merchants
peasants
urban workers
influenced Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
keyEvent Tennis Court Oath
languageOfName French
legalStatus distinct order in the Estates-General
metAt Estates-General of 1789
notableFigureAssociated Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
opposedTo First Estate
Second Estate
partOf Ancien Régime social order
linked to: Ancien Régime
playedRoleIn abolition of feudal privileges in France
outbreak of the French Revolution
politicalGoal constitutional monarchy at the beginning of the Revolution
end of privileges of clergy and nobility
populationShare majority of French population before 1789
positionInEstatesSystem third estate
relatedConcept Estates of the realm
bourgeois revolution
popular sovereignty
representedBy deputies to the Estates-General of 1789
socialStatus non-privileged order
symbolOf common people in pre-revolutionary France
taxBurden main taxpayer under the Ancien Régime
transitionedInto National Assembly of France
typeOfPrivilege lacked fiscal privileges

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Third Estate alsoKnownAs Tiers État