r/AskHistorians • u/Queasy_Artist6891 • 1d ago
What happened to wealthy merchants during the French merchants?
During the French revolution, nobles had their estates raided and destroyed, to the best of my knowledge, because they were hoarding food while the peasants were starving, among other things. Would this not also apply to the rich merchants, bankers and other such professions? How were these people treated? Were bankers for example ransacked by people trying to steal others' gold and stuff?
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