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The French nobility (French: la noblesse française) was an aristocratic social class in France from the Middle Ages until its abolition on 23 June 1790 during the French Revolution. From 1808 [ 1 ] to 1815 during the First Empire the Emperor Napoléon bestowed titles [ 2 ] that were recognized as a new nobility by the Charter of 4 June 1814 ...
Name King from King until Relationship with predecessor(s) Title Philip II Augustus (Philippe Auguste) 18 September 1180: 14 July 1223 • Son of Louis VII King of the Franks (Roi des Francs) King of France (Roi de France) [1] Louis VIII the Lion: 14 July 1223: 8 November 1226 • Son of Philip II Augustus King of France (Roi de France) Louis ...
Burial sites of French noble families (19 C) Noble families of the First French Empire (5 C) A. House of Albert (1 C, 27 P) House of Albon (3 P) House of Albret (1 C ...
C. Victoire Cahouët de Villers; Camille du Bois de la Motte; Étienne de Cardaillac; Catherine de Cossé; Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force; Jacques Antoine Marie de Cazalès
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Until the 18th century, the lower nobility was in turn divided into Knights and Esquires such that each of the three classes would first vote internally, giving one vote per class in the assembly. This resulted in great political influence for the higher nobility. Clergy, or priests, were exempt from tax, and collected tithes for the
This list aims to display alphabetically the 1,145 titular deputies (291 deputies of the clergy, 270 of the nobility and 584 of the Third Estate-commoners) elected to the Estates-General of 1789, which became the National Assembly on 17 June 1789 and the National Constituent Assembly on 9 July 1789; as well as the alternate delegates who sat.
For an explanation of the French peerage, see the article Peerage of France. Note that peerages and titles were distinct, and the date given for the extinction of the peerage is not necessarily the same as that of the extinction of the title. For more on noble titles and distinctions, see French nobility.