Peer of France

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A Peer of France was a member of the historic French noble assembly that held high hereditary or life-ranking status and significant political and judicial privileges under the French monarchy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Peerage of France 4
Peer of France canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble title
hereditary title
noble rank
abolished French Revolution
associatedWithCity Paris
associatedWithInstitution French royal court
Parlement of Paris
coronationRole holding regalia at Reims Cathedral
supporting the king during coronation
country Kingdom of France
equivalentTo British peer
finalAbolition 1848
governedBy customary law of the French kingdom
royal letters patent
grantedBy King of France
hasPart duke-peer
ecclesiastical peer
lay peer
peerage of France
prince-peer
hasPrivilege high precedence at court
judicial privileges
political privileges
right to be tried by peers
role in royal coronation ceremonies
seat in the Parlement of Paris
hasQuality hereditary dignity
high nobility
life dignity
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime
Middle Ages
Ancien Régime
surface form: early modern France
inception 12th century
judicialBody Parlement of Paris
language French
legalStatus noble estate
modeledAfter Twelve Peers of Charlemagne (legendary)
originalComposition 6 ecclesiastical peers
6 lay peers
originalNumberOfPeers 12
partOf Ancien Régime
surface form: Ancien Régime social hierarchy

French peerage system
rankAbove ordinary nobility
rankBelow royal family of France
reestablishedAs Chamber of Peers
reestablishedUnder Bourbon Restoration
July Monarchy
typeOf feudal dignity
usedIn French monarchy

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Referenced by (6)

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

Victor Hugo positionHeld Peer of France
Duke of Richelieu peerage Peer of France
this entity surface form: Peerage of France
Count of Poitiers partOf Peer of France
this entity surface form: Peerage of France
Duke of Maine peerage Peer of France
this entity surface form: Peerage of France
Anne de Montmorency nobleTitle Peer of France
Duchess of Touraine partOf Peer of France
this entity surface form: Peerage of France