How were the rise of the middle class and the increased power of monarchs related?

As the middle class rises, the power that is being held by the monarchs started to decreases (because now the people do not need the help from the government to sustain their living)
To balance this, the monarch created several regulations to extract payment for the business and stricter regulations on societal issues, which increase the Monarch's power

1. the spread of reform movements aimed at perfecting american society