Middle class
There was no middle class in Europe in the middle ages. People were either very rich or very poor. Towards the late middle ages a merchant class did develop, but this couldn't be called "middle class". The concept of a middle class is a modern idea and actually began to develop after the industrial revolution.
During the late Middle Ages, the merchant class and traders experienced growth and expansion due to increased trade and commerce. They formed guilds to regulate their activities and protect their interests. However, they also faced challenges such as economic instability, conflicts with nobility, and the effects of the Black Death.
A merchant is someone who buys and sells objects for a living. A medieval merchant is one who did that during the Middle Ages
The French class referred to as the "bourgeoisie", or merchant class.
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A merchant looks like a middle class person who trades with a robe.
The upper classes of the Middle Ages usually consisted of the royalty and the nobility. In some places, particularly republican city-states, which were called free towns in some places, and communes in others, there was a patrician class that was not regarded as has important as the nobility and operated under different customs. The merchant class also existed in the entire Middle Ages, gaining importance with the passing of time, ultimately expressing themselves through guilds and leagues of guilds.
Think of two classes; the ruling class (royalty, nobility) and the working class (peasantry) with no class in between. Then there appears a middle class (or merchant class). As the middle class grows, it rises in political importance.
The Plebians were the lowest class The Equestrians were in the middle Then the highest class was the Patrician class.