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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conseil des dépêches | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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
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coordination of intendants’ actions ⓘ handling petitions from provinces ⓘ implementation of royal decisions in provinces ⓘ monitoring provincial unrest ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Conseil des dépêches