The Third Estate included approximately ninety-eight percent of the French population under the Old Regime. Which group was exclusively part of this estate?

The Third Estate included commoners, such as peasants, urban workers, and the bourgeoisie. Peasants were commoners and therefore belonged to the Third Estate. Parish priests could come from common backgrounds but belonged to the First Estate, while impoverished nobles remained members of the Second Estate.

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