The bourgeoisie benefited greatly from the French Revolution. They were able to gain more rights overall as a country and were no longer ruled by a king.
No, quite the opposite. The bourgeoisie would be overthrown by the communist revolution.
middle class people
When speaking of the French middle class, particularly during the French Revolution. ex: When the bourgeoisie revolted, they expressed their discontent by beheading the king.
The bourgeoisie (the common folk).
la Bourgeoisie
Robespierre most often gets that ranking in the French Revolution.
During the French revolution, the bourgeoisie represented the 3rd estate of the Estates General. The 1st one was the Clergy (the church and all its representatives) and the 2nd was the nobility.
t was the first industry to benefit significantly from the industrial revolution?
The Middle Classes, also called the Bourgeoisie.
The middle class people of France were known as the bourgeoisie. They represent the wealthiest social class, and are identifiable by their ownership of capital. In France, they represented the Third Estate, and were forced to shoulder the expenses of the first two estates prior to the French Revolution.
The French revolutionists (the 3rd estate, the bourgeoisie) fought against their monarchical system.
They resented their lack of political power under the Old Regime.