Third Estate
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The Third Estate was the broad social class in pre-revolutionary France comprising commoners—everyone not part of the clergy or nobility—that became the driving force behind the French Revolution.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Estate canonical | 16 |
| Qu’est-ce que le Tiers-État ? | 1 |
| Third Estate deputies to the Estates-General of 1789 | 1 |
| Third Estate in France | 1 |
| Third Estate of France | 1 |
| What Is the Third Estate? | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T913438 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Third Estate Context triple: [Estates-General of 1789, hasEstate, Third Estate]
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Three Estates
The Three Estates were the traditional representative orders of medieval and early modern Scottish society—typically clergy, nobility, and burgh commissioners—that together formed the kingdom’s national assembly.
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Girondins
The Girondins were a prominent moderate republican political group during the French Revolution, known for advocating war against foreign monarchies and opposing the radical Jacobins.
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Estates-General of 1789
The Estates-General of 1789 was a representative assembly of France’s three traditional estates whose convening and subsequent deadlock triggered the political crisis that launched the French Revolution.
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Fronde
The Fronde was a series of mid-17th-century French civil wars and aristocratic revolts that challenged royal authority and helped shape the absolutist rule of Louis XIV.
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Council of Five Hundred (faction)
The Council of Five Hundred was the lower house of the French legislature under the Directory, composed of 500 deputies and known for its resistance to Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Third Estate Target entity description: The Third Estate was the broad social class in pre-revolutionary France comprising commoners—everyone not part of the clergy or nobility—that became the driving force behind the French Revolution.
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A.
Three Estates
The Three Estates were the traditional representative orders of medieval and early modern Scottish society—typically clergy, nobility, and burgh commissioners—that together formed the kingdom’s national assembly.
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B.
Girondins
The Girondins were a prominent moderate republican political group during the French Revolution, known for advocating war against foreign monarchies and opposing the radical Jacobins.
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C.
Estates-General of 1789
The Estates-General of 1789 was a representative assembly of France’s three traditional estates whose convening and subsequent deadlock triggered the political crisis that launched the French Revolution.
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D.
Fronde
The Fronde was a series of mid-17th-century French civil wars and aristocratic revolts that challenged royal authority and helped shape the absolutist rule of Louis XIV.
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E.
Council of Five Hundred (faction)
The Council of Five Hundred was the lower house of the French legislature under the Directory, composed of 500 deputies and known for its resistance to Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estate of the realm
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political actor ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tiers État ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished)
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surface form:
Tennis Court Oath
|
| comprises | commoners ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfSignificantAction | 20 June 1789 ⓘ |
| declared | National Assembly on 17 June 1789 ⓘ |
| demanded |
equal representation
ⓘ
voting by head instead of by order ⓘ |
| excludes |
clergy
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ |
| grievance |
feudal dues
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heavy taxation ⓘ lack of political power ⓘ privileges of clergy and nobility ⓘ |
| hadPoliticalRepresentationIn | Estates-General of 1789 ⓘ |
| hasNotableMemberGroup |
Third Estate
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Third Estate deputies to the Estates-General of 1789
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| historicalOutcome |
abolition of feudalism in France
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end of legal division into three estates ⓘ undermining of Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Enlightenment ideas ⓘ |
| initiated | formation of the National Assembly ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| ledBy | bourgeois leaders ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
Ancien Régime
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pre-revolutionary France ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
First Estate
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Second Estate ⓘ |
| partOf | Estates of the realm in France ⓘ |
| percentageOfPopulation | large majority of French population ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn | French Revolution ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
constitutional monarchy
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end of feudal privileges ⓘ equality before the law ⓘ tax reform ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
popular sovereignty
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representation ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Estates-General of 1789
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surface form:
Cahiers de doléances
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| socialStratum |
artisans
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bourgeoisie ⓘ merchants ⓘ peasants ⓘ urban workers ⓘ |
| succeededBy | French citizenry as a unified legal category ⓘ |
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Subject: Third Estate Description of subject: The Third Estate was the broad social class in pre-revolutionary France comprising commoners—everyone not part of the clergy or nobility—that became the driving force behind the French Revolution.
Referenced by (21)
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