The First Estate consisted of the clergy and numbered about 130,000 people who owned approximately 10% of the land. – Clergy were exempt from the taille, France's chief tax.
Answer: The First Estate didn't have to pay taxes. The First Estate owned 10 percent of Frances' land. The First Estate was mad up of mostly clergy members of the church. The Second estate made up 1.5 percent of the population and owned 20 percent of the land.
