Background of the Revolution Flashcards
Population of the Clergy was…
130,000-165,000 members, which was 0.6% of the population
The church owned … amount of land?
~10%
The Tithe was…
A tax on landowners (peasants), wa around 7% of their harvest
The tithe earned the church…
50 million livres per year
The church paid a tax to the king which was…
5% of their earnings
Doyle says on the church…
“Nothing infuriated the Church’s critics more than its political power… All the kings subjects were legally catholic”
The Nobility consisted of …. in the population
100,000-350,000
There were only … nobles of the sword, and that meant…
4000, that they were born noble
The main source of nobles income was…
land, owned between 1/3rd and 1/4 of the land
Until … Nobles didnt pay tax at all
1695
Mcphee on the nobles:
“The first two estates were internally united by privileges belonging to their estate”
Third Estate made up a population of…
Approx 25 million people
The Bougeoise population was…
2.3 million at the end of the 1700’s
Doyle on the bourgeoise:
“Ennoblement was the ultimate recognition of social success that all bourgeoisie dreamed of”
For Urban workers the cost of living had..
Risen up by 65% from 1726 to 1788, whilst wages had only risen by 22%
