Peers of France

E579006

French nobility noble title

The Peers of France were members of the highest rank of the French nobility, historically serving as powerful feudal lords and later as a prestigious parliamentary and ceremonial elite.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pair de France	1
Peers of France canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French nobility ⓘ noble title ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	French peerage NERFINISHED ⓘ Pairie de France ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	France NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
dissolved	19th century ⓘ
followedBy	French Chamber of Peers under the Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	highest rank of French nobility ⓘ limited and prestigious membership ⓘ linked to specific duchies or principalities ⓘ often hereditary ⓘ possessed special legal privileges ⓘ symbol of aristocratic pre-eminence ⓘ
hasPart	Duke-peers of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshal-peers of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Peers of the realm (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-peers of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Twelve original peers of France ⓘ ecclesiastical peers of France ⓘ lay peers of France ⓘ
hasRole	advisers to the king of France ⓘ ceremonial role ⓘ feudal lordship ⓘ high judiciary role ⓘ judges in trials of high nobles ⓘ members of the Chamber of Peers ⓘ parliamentary role ⓘ participants in royal coronations ⓘ
inception	12th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	French ⓘ
partOf	Ancien Régime of France NERFINISHED ⓘ French nobility ⓘ
relatedTo	Chamber of Peers NERFINISHED ⓘ French peerage NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Lords (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ Parlement of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
seat	Chamber of Peers NERFINISHED ⓘ Parlement of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent	abolition during the French Revolution ⓘ creation of the original twelve peers by the Capetian kings ⓘ final abolition of the peerage in the 19th century ⓘ integration into the Parlement of Paris ⓘ restoration of the peerage under the Bourbon Restoration ⓘ
usedBy	Bourbon dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Capetian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Orléans monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Matignon family → aristocraticRank → Peers of France ⓘ

Édouard Mortier → positionHeld → Peers of France ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pair de France