In the late eighteenth century, the First Estate in France was associated with whom?

Clergy

The governing concept is the identification of the three estates in the French Old Regime. The First Estate was made up of the clergy, including church officials and priests who held religious authority and, in many cases, enjoyed social and economic privileges. The Second Estate represented the nobility, while peasants, workers and the middle class belonged mainly to the Third Estate. Therefore, option B, the clergy, is correct. Option A describes the Second Estate, and options C and D describe groups within the broad Third Estate. Remembering the sequence—First Estate: clergy; Second Estate: nobility; Third Estate: everyone else—helps explain why the estate system was unequal and why the privileged orders were challenged during the Revolution.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution. Topic: French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century.