Conseil des Dépêches

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The Conseil des Dépêches was a key administrative council under the French monarchy that handled provincial correspondence and internal affairs of the kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf institution of the French monarchy
royal council
appliesToJurisdiction provinces of the Kingdom of France
authorityOver intendants of the provinces
provincial governors
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dissolvedIn French Revolution NERFINISHED
field internal policy
provincial governance
public administration
governs internal affairs of the kingdom
provincial administration
hasFrenchName Conseil des Dépêches
hasFunction advising the king on provincial matters
drafting royal responses to provincial issues
filtering and summarizing provincial correspondence
hasMember high royal officials
royal ministers
secretaries of state
hasRole centralizing information from the provinces
coordinating provincial administration
examining reports from intendants
handling provincial correspondence
managing internal affairs of the kingdom
preparing decisions for the king
supervising local authorities
languageOfWorkOrName French
location Paris
Versailles NERFINISHED
operatedInPoliticalSystem Ancien Régime NERFINISHED
partOf central administration of the French monarchy
royal council system of the Ancien Régime
relatedTo Conseil Privé NERFINISHED
Conseil des Finances NERFINISHED
Conseil d’État NERFINISHED
replacedBy revolutionary administrative bodies
subordinateTo King of France NERFINISHED
temporalCoverage 17th century
18th century
typeOfJurisdiction administrative jurisdiction
usedFor communication between king and provinces
coordination of intendants’ actions
handling petitions from provinces
implementation of royal decisions in provinces
monitoring provincial unrest

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Conseil du Roi hasPart Conseil des Dépêches
Royal Council of France hasPart Conseil des Dépêches
this entity surface form: Conseil des dépêches