Who occupied the lowest social position in French society for hundreds of years?

The Third Estate (Peasants)

Explanation:

the lowest social class in the Old Regime, made up 97% of the population, had three major groups - bourgeoisie, the workers of France's cities (tradespeople, apprentices, laborers, domestic servants), and peasants (80% of France's 26 million people)

this is important because thee people lacked privileges and were forced to pay very high taxes, which caused them to revolt (French Revolution)

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