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5 matches to Bourgeoisie
Aubusson Tapestry Works. 17 and 18C works for aristocracy and bourgeoisie.
Bourgeoisie. French merchant, craft class. Marxist term for those who do not live by the sale of their labour. Proletariat.
Louis-Philippe. 1773-1850. French King 1830-48. 1790 Jacobin liberal who became absolutist monarch. Supported by bourgeoisie, defeated by workers in Revolt.
Proletariat. Marxist term for those who live by the sale of their labour. Bourgeoisie.
States General. French Representative Assembly. 1302 First summoned by Philip IV. 14-15C Controlled taxes; failed to control government. 1789 last summoned by Louis XVI. 1=Clergy. 2=Nobility. 3=Bourgeoisie.