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| referred to as "madame deficit" because her spending on elaborate gowns and jewels put the French government into debt. |
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| not nobility or aristocracy, but well educated class of people who also had some money. |
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| The first estate of the Estates General; a representative body of France before the revolution. Made up of the clergy who had much of the power and wealth in France. |
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| The second estate of the Estates General; a representative body of France before the revolution. Made up of the nobility and aristocracy who attained their wealth through birth and marriage. Made up about 2% of the population. |
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