La bourgeoisie

Bourgeoisie

The socio-economic class between the peasants and the owners of land or business, who accumulated, directed and controlled capital in medieval France.

Petite bourgeoisie

A social class made up of craftsmen, small tradesmen, shopkeepers, and small farm owners who have experienced a brief rise in social mobility for one or two generations.

Middle bourgeoisie

A social class with solid incomes, belonging to a family that has been bourgeois for three or more generations, often having family members with similar backgrounds or aristocratic connections.

Grande bourgeoisie

A social class made up of families who have been bourgeois for at least four or five generations, often marrying into the aristocracy and having a historical and cultural heritage.

Haute bourgeoisie

A social rank within the bourgeoisie that can only be acquired over time, consisting of bourgeois families that have existed since the French Revolution, possessing rich cultural and historical heritages.

Aristocracy

Rule by nobility, defining an elite that holds real political power.

Aristocracy

Traditional nobility with titles, in contrast to the bourgeoisie.

Bourgeoisie

A stratum of society primarily characterized by material wealth and cultural importance, closely linked to commerce, banking, and industry, developed in opposition to the traditional nobility.

Aristocracy

Comes from the Greek term "aristoi-" and "-krator", meaning reign of the best and noblest.