French nobility
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The French nobility were the hereditary aristocratic class of pre-revolutionary France, holding significant social prestige, legal privileges, and often large landholdings under the Ancien Régime.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French aristocracy | 3 |
| Burgundian nobility | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estate of the realm
ⓘ
hereditary aristocracy ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
noblesse
ⓘ
noblesse française NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongedToEstate | Second Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| couldBeAcquiredBy |
inheritance
ⓘ
purchase of office ⓘ royal ennoblement ⓘ |
| couldBeLostBy |
derogation
ⓘ
royal punishment ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| existedBefore | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedInPeriod | Ancien Régime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadCenter | Versailles court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadEconomicBase |
feudal dues
ⓘ
landed estates ⓘ rents from peasants ⓘ |
| hadLegalStatus | privileged order ⓘ |
| hadObligation |
loyalty to the monarch
ⓘ
military service to the king ⓘ |
| hadPopulationShare | small minority of French population ⓘ |
| hadPrivilege |
exclusive access to many high offices
ⓘ
exemption from many direct taxes ⓘ honorific precedence at court ⓘ hunting rights ⓘ jurisdictional rights in their seigneuries ⓘ right to bear arms ⓘ right to collect feudal dues ⓘ seigneurial rights over peasants ⓘ |
| hadReligion | predominantly Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| includedRank |
baron
ⓘ
count ⓘ duke ⓘ marquis ⓘ prince of the blood ⓘ seigneur ⓘ viscount ⓘ |
| influenced |
European aristocratic models
ⓘ
French culture and manners ⓘ French politics under Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| lostFeudalRightsBy | August Decrees of 1789 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostPrivilegesIn | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCriticizedBy | Enlightenment philosophers ⓘ |
| wasDividedInto |
noblesse d'épée
ⓘ
noblesse de cour ⓘ noblesse de province ⓘ noblesse de robe ⓘ |
| wasReformedBy | Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasRegulatedBy |
edicts of the king
ⓘ
royal letters patent ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
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French aristocracy
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French aristocracy
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French aristocracy
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Burgundian nobility