Grand Master of the Navigation and Commerce of France

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The Grand Master of the Navigation and Commerce of France was a powerful royal office overseeing and directing France’s maritime trade, naval affairs, and commercial policy during the early modern period.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf royal office
state office of France
appliesToJurisdiction French monarchy
country Kingdom of France
governs French maritime commerce
French navigation
French overseas trade policy
hasAuthorityOver French commercial regulations
French merchant fleets
French overseas trading posts
French ports
maritime policing
maritime taxation
naval provisioning
naval shipbuilding policy
navigation licenses
regulation of freight rates
regulation of maritime insurance
regulation of merchants
regulation of shipowners
hasCharacteristic centralized control of maritime trade
high political influence
instrument of mercantilist policy
integration of naval and commercial policy
royal prerogative office
hasDomain colonial companies
colonial trade
commerce
commercial regulation
customs and tariffs
maritime infrastructure
maritime law enforcement
maritime trade
merchant marine
naval administration
naval affairs
navigation policy
overseas commerce
ports and harbors
shipping routes
trade policy
languageOfWorkOrName French
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity France
partOf French royal council system
royal administration of France
seat Paris
subordinateTo French Crown
King of France
timePeriod Ancien Régime
early modern period

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cardinal Richelieu
positionHeld

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