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To what extent was the destruction of privilege the most important consequence of the French Revolution?
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To what extent was the destruction of privilege the most important consequence of the French Revolution? The destruction of privilege was definitely one of the key consequences of the French revolution, if not the most important consequence. However this is not to say that it was the only consequence of the French revolution. Privilege in essence meant that the first and second estate were exempt from many taxes and laws, thus it was left to the third estate to carry the financial burden of the country. The first estate consisted of the clergy who were extremely powerful and the higher bishops were extremely wealthy, they had their own legal and court system, which was far more lenient than the normal state court system, they were also exempt from many major taxes. Their wealth is shown off by the fact that the church owned more than 10% of the land. The second...
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