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# Society and Economy in the Middle Ages ## The Rise of Cities: The Burghers The inhabitants of the cities, known as **burghers**, were primarily merchants and artisans. Although they belonged to the same social class as the peasantry (the third estate), unlike the peasantry (who were subject to f...

# Society and Economy in the Middle Ages ## The Rise of Cities: The Burghers The inhabitants of the cities, known as **burghers**, were primarily merchants and artisans. Although they belonged to the same social class as the peasantry (the third estate), unlike the peasantry (who were subject to feudal lords), the burghers were free. In other words, within the social class of peasants or the third estate, we have: * **Burghers** * **Free Peasants** * **Serfs**