Second Estate
E115062
The Second Estate was the privileged social class of the French nobility under the Ancien Régime, ranking below the clergy and above the commoners.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Estate canonical | 8 |
| Second Estate (nobility) | 1 |
| Second Estate of the Ancien Régime | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T913578 — 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: Second Estate Context triple: [Ancien Régime, hasEstate, Second Estate]
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Third Estate
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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First Estate
The First Estate was the privileged clergy class in pre-revolutionary France’s Ancien Régime, enjoying significant social, political, and economic influence.
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C.
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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House of Peers
The House of Peers was the upper chamber of Japan’s Imperial Diet, composed largely of nobility and imperial appointees, that functioned during the Meiji and early Shōwa periods.
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E.
Congress of Deputies
The Congress of Deputies is the main legislative chamber of Spain’s national parliament, responsible for initiating and passing laws and overseeing the government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Second Estate Target entity description: The Second Estate was the privileged social class of the French nobility under the Ancien Régime, ranking below the clergy and above the commoners.
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A.
Third Estate
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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B.
First Estate
The First Estate was the privileged clergy class in pre-revolutionary France’s Ancien Régime, enjoying significant social, political, and economic influence.
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C.
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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D.
House of Peers
The House of Peers was the upper chamber of Japan’s Imperial Diet, composed largely of nobility and imperial appointees, that functioned during the Meiji and early Shōwa periods.
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E.
Congress of Deputies
The Congress of Deputies is the main legislative chamber of Spain’s national parliament, responsible for initiating and passing laws and overseeing the government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nobility
ⓘ
social class ⓘ social estate ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | National Constituent Assembly ⓘ |
| abolitionDate | 1789 ⓘ |
| above | Third Estate ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancien Régime in France
|
| associatedWith |
chivalric ideals
ⓘ
landed wealth ⓘ monarchy of France ⓘ seigneurial estates ⓘ |
| below | First Estate ⓘ |
| composedOf |
French nobility
ⓘ
court nobility ⓘ nobles of the robe ⓘ nobles of the sword ⓘ provincial nobility ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
| differentiatedFrom |
First Estate
ⓘ
Third Estate ⓘ |
| exemptFrom |
many direct taxes
ⓘ
taille ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Estate ⓘ |
| grantedRight |
collect feudal dues
ⓘ
exclusive access to high military offices ⓘ exclusive access to many court offices ⓘ hold seigneurial courts ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fiscal privileges
ⓘ
hereditary status ⓘ legal privileges ⓘ political influence ⓘ privileged ⓘ social prestige ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ducal families of France
ⓘ
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé ⓘ
surface form:
Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé
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| historicalRole |
participant in Estates-General of 1789
ⓘ
pillar of the Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
customary law
ⓘ
letters of nobility ⓘ royal edicts ⓘ |
| lostPrivilegesDuring | French Revolution ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Deuxième État ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
Ancien Régime ⓘ
surface form:
Three Estates of pre-revolutionary France
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| positionInHierarchy | second ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Estate ⓘ |
| subjectTo | feudal obligations from peasants ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Estate Description of subject: The Second Estate was the privileged social class of the French nobility under the Ancien Régime, ranking below the clergy and above the commoners.
Referenced by (10)
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