First Minister of State

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The First Minister of State was the chief royal minister in France, effectively acting as the king’s principal advisor and head of government during the Ancien Régime.

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Label Occurrences
First Minister of State canonical 2
Premier ministre d’État 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position
political office
royal ministerial office
appliesToJurisdiction France
associatedWithInstitution Conseil du Roi
Royal Council of France
surface form: French royal council
authorityOver royal councils
royal ministers
country Kingdom of France
domain diplomacy
internal administration
military affairs
state finance
existedDuring reign of Louis XIII
reign of Louis XIV
reign of Louis XV
reign of Louis XVI
governmentalFunction advising the king on domestic affairs
advising the king on foreign policy
coordination of royal policy
direction of state administration
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime
historicalStatus abolished office
isUsuallyHeldBy cardinal
high-ranking noble
nativeLabel First Minister of State self-linksurface differs
surface form: Premier ministre d’État
notableOfficeHolder Cardinal Mazarin
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal de Fleury
Duke of Sully
officeHolderTitleLanguage French
partOf Ancien Régime
positionHeldIn Ancien Régime
surface form: French monarchy

French royal court
powerBasedOn royal confidence
royal letters of appointment
precededBy Keeper of the Seals of France
surface form: Grand Chancellor of France
role chief royal minister
head of government
principal advisor to the king of France
seatOfGovernment Paris
subordinateTo King of France
successorOffice President of the Council of Ministers
surface form: President of the Council of Ministers of France

Prime Minister of France
typeOf prime minister–like office

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cardinal Mazarin positionHeld First Minister of State
Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino positionHeld First Minister of State
First Minister of State nativeLabel First Minister of State self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Premier ministre d’État