Read the information given below and select the correct option
Before the French Revolution, society was divided into three estates.
i. The 1st estate consists of the clergy
ii. The 2nd estate consists of the nobles
iii. The 3rd estate included big businessmen, merchants, court officials, lawyers, peasants, landless labourers, servants and artisans
With reference to the given information, choose which of the following classes formed the privileged estates?