What constitutes the 'Three Orders' of European society between the ninth and sixteenth centuries?
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What constitutes the 'Three Orders' of European society between the ninth and sixteenth centuries?

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The Three Orders of Western European society during the feudal period consisted of the clergy, the nobility, and the peasantry. The clergy formed the first order, the nobility the second order, and the peasantry (both free and unfree) formed the third order. This division was based on social roles and functions.

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