Answer: They were in the middle estate compared to the Third Estate who were dead last and had to pay high taxes.
In what way did the bourgeoisie differ from other members of the Third Estate?

Bourgeoisie (/ ˌ b ʊər ʒ. w ɑː ˈ z iː /; French: ()) is a polysemous French term that can mean: . a sociologically defined social class especially in contemporary times referring to people with a certain cultural and financial capital belonging to the middle or upper middle class: the upper (haute) middle (moyenne) and petty (petite) bourgeoisie (which are collectively designated ...

Mon Dec 08 2003 13:30:00 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) · The estates of the realm or three estates were the broad orders of social hierarchy used in Christendom from the Middle Ages to early modern Europe. Different systems for dividing society members into estates developed and evolved over time. The best known system is the French Ancien Régime a three- estate system used until the French Revolution. The monarchy included the king and the queen while the system was made up of clergy nobles peasants and bourgeoisie …

By the mere fact that it is a class and no longer an estate the bourgeoisie is forced to organise itself no longer locally but nationally and to give a general form to its mean average interest. Through the emancipation of private property from the community the State has become a separate ent...

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