French+Revolution

Do some research on the following three key aspects of the 'ancien régime' to understand the privileges of the nobles, the church and the royal family before the revolution.

Royal Family :


 * __Who were they:__**

__Marie Antoinette.__
==== Marie Antoinette was born in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna in France, the second of November 1755, she was the youngest daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria Theresa, Queen of Hungary. Maria Antoinette was an Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of France. At the age of fourteen, on the day of her marriage to Louis Auguste, Dauphin of France, she became the Dauphine of France. The Dauphine of France was the name that was given to the person that was on the throne, the Word in English is Dolphin, they used it as a referente to the animal they had on their flags. At the death of King Louis XV, in May 1774, her husband ascended the French throne as Louis XVI. After seven years of marriage she gave birth to her daughter, Marie Thérèse Charlotte, the first child of the four children. Marie Antoinette was tried, convicted of treason and she was executed by a guillotine on the 16th October 1793, she died nine months after her husband. (Isabel) ====


 * __How did they live:

What privileges did they enjoy:__**

 __**Discuss**__ __**the execution of the king in January 1793 **__

 **First Estate:**

The Church :

__**Who were they:**__

//__Clergy__// The first estate was made up of the religious leaders who were in charge of the Church. While these bishops made up only 1% of the total population, they controlled almost 10% of the land in France. This land brought them a great deal of wealth from the products produced on it.The major bishops where very wealthy and powerful.The bishops where after the king the most powerfull and important people of france.Most bishops didn't care about the third estate and where happy with life the way it was.They had money,food,land and power.**//(Larissa)//**

__Clergy__ The clergy were the first estate and controlled about 15% of France. controlling this land made them wealthy. there was about 100,000 people in the the clergy. they got a tax of 10% of all the earnings of those who lived on their land**. (Daphne)** __**How did they live:

What privileges did they enjoy:**__

__Advantages the clergy got in money__ The clergy were the first estate. Because of that they had many privilages. For instance they would get far more money doing something simple than a urban worker would farming for several hours straight. Now the clergy (also can be referred to as bishop) that were earning the most which were the archbishop would get around 500,000 livres a year. (Livres is money) While a skilled craftsman would get 200 livres a year.  __**Discuss**__ __**the September 1792 massacres of priests, monks and nuns **__
 * __By Rohan__**

**Second Estate:**

Nobles :

The nobles were the second estate. They were people like the musketeers, Lords and ladies e.t.c. They were rich people who fought for the king; they also controlled all the top jobs. They lived in houses almost fit for a king and their incomes could feed almost 5 or more families and the highest income of the nobles were about 20,000 livres per year. They lived in luxury and they never cared about the labourers they employed. It is even said that if a day labourer employed by them dies under load, the lords (nobles) are less upset than by the death of one of the horses in their stable. That was how wicked the nobles could be. They only cared about their money. But there were some nobles that were poor. No less than 60% of the nobility lived in that condition and those poor nobles familiy had income like 500 livres per year.
 * __Who were they:__**
 * //A nobleman's house before the revolution//

//(James A.)//

__How did they live:__**

Before the revolution men had lots of rights on their land and properties. Their houses are massive and beautiful. They had nice green land in their garden. But, the Noblewomen couldn’t rule their properties. The noble’s houses were away from the peasants. It depends about your birth if you are a noble or not. They could drink and eat what and how much they want. They had a good relationship with the king. A noble's house
 * //(Reza & Liam)//**

They were rich and very close to the king. The king liked them the most. Maha


 * __What privileges did they enjoy:__**

they were able to live clost to the king. they had alot of money. James M i think the nobles should not pray the king and i should they should help the slaves and kill the king mohammad 

__**Discuss the abolition of all titles of nobility in June 1790**__

**Third Estate:**

The third estate was made up of peasents, city workers and middle class, these people lived down streets or 10-20 people in a house. They hardly got any food and when they were starving the would fight for food. They used to be the slaves carry people on their backs. (Georgia). **__What privileges did they enjoy:__**
 * __How did they live:__**