Servants were included in which Estate in French society?

Third Estate

The First Estate contained the clergy, and the Second Estate contained the nobles. The Third Estate included everyone else who was not part of these two privileged groups. It was very broad and contained peasants, workers, merchants, artisans, servants, and members of the middle class. These groups differed in wealth and occupation, but they shared the absence of the special privileges enjoyed by the first two Estates.

Thus, servants belonged to the Third Estate, making option C correct. They were not members of a separate royal Estate. The word “servant” describes an occupation or social position, not one of the privileged Estates. This classification shows why the Third Estate was socially diverse and represented the common population of France.

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