Council of Regency

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The Council of Regency was a high-level governing body in early 18th-century France that oversaw state affairs during the regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, under the experimental System of Polysynody.

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instanceOf governing body
state council
alsoKnownAs Conseil de Régence NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction France NERFINISHED
appliesToPeriod Regency of Louis XV NERFINISHED
composition high nobility of France
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dissolved 1718
endTime 1718
executiveFunction oversight of royal administration
followed Royal Council under Louis XIV NERFINISHED
governmentForm System of Polysynody NERFINISHED
hasPart Council of Commerce NERFINISHED
Council of Conscience NERFINISHED
Council of Finance NERFINISHED
Council of Foreign Affairs NERFINISHED
Council of War NERFINISHED
Council of the Interior NERFINISHED
Council of the Navy NERFINISHED
historicalEra early 18th century
inception 1715
jurisdiction royal government of France NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName French
legislativeFunction advisory and decision-making on state affairs
location Paris
memberOf System of Polysynody councils NERFINISHED
operatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
partOf Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans NERFINISHED
reasonForAbolition perceived inefficiency of polysynodal system
regencyFor Louis XV of France NERFINISHED
regentDuring Philippe II, Duke of Orléans NERFINISHED
replaced individual ministerial secretaries of state
replacedBy Royal Council under Louis XV NERFINISHED
responsibleFor commerce and trade policy
foreign policy
internal administration
military affairs
naval affairs
religious policy
royal finances
seatOfGovernment Palace of the Tuileries NERFINISHED
significantEvent implementation of polysynodal government in France
startTime 1715
subordinateTo Regent of France NERFINISHED
temporalCoverage minority of Louis XV
usedBy Philippe II, Duke of Orléans NERFINISHED
usedSystem System of Polysynody NERFINISHED

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System of Polysynody (as political reform) hasCouncil Council of Regency
subject surface form: System of Polysynody