The third estate was the social class in France that included the common people, such as peasants, artisans, and merchants. They were the largest social class, but they had little political power. The first and second estates were the clergy and the nobility, respectively, and they had much more power and privilege than the third estate.
Jan Kazimierz Waza Jan Kazimierz Waza (1609-1672) - Polish elected king and Lithuanian Grand Duke of the Vasa dynasty, son of Zygmunt III. In his youth, he was a prisoner of Cardinal Richelieu and spent two years in a French fortress, on suspicion of espionage. He briefly entered the Jesuit orde
Queen of France, regent, mother of 3 kings of France and a queen of Spain. The life of Catherine de Medici has caused a lot of ink to flow. Her role as a mother was the most important of her life, punctuated by intrigues and manipulations to elevate them to the highest rank. Through this article, di
Car driver, Simone Louise des Forest (1910 – 2004) was one of the first women to obtain her driving license in France. Participating in races and rallies, she is at the origin of the expression “In car Simone! » Bit on the steering wheel Daughter of Marie Suzanne Elisabeth Langevin and Edmond Pin
Mohandas Gandhi and Kesari Singh When Kesari Singh returned from his five-year prison term in Kota, he found that the whole atmosphere of the country had changed. The revolutionary movement was almost dead. The plan of revolutionaries like Rash Behari Bose and Shachindra Sanyal had been washed awa