> Rich people born into nobility using their military influence and public dissent to overthrow a government and establish themselves as new rulers. Just to be

> Rich people born into nobility using their military influence and public dissent to overthrow a government and establish themselves as new rulers. Just to be clear, are you saying that the French Revolution was done by the rich born into nobility (even if minor)? Even if the rich still had an advantage during the entire turmoil, I think it's hard to argue that for the decades after 1790 that there wasn't a huge boost to social mobility.