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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 ...
The Nobility is divided into titled nobility (counts and barons) and lower nobility. 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.
Chalon family (2 C, 1 P) House of Châtillon (30 P) Clary family (4 P) Clermont-Tonnerre (2 C, 1 P) Colbert family (6 P) House of Coligny (14 P) Conradines (1 C, 20 P) Constant de Rebecque (6 P) House of Courcillon (3 P)
Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs, Versailles. The Estates General of 1789 (French: États Généraux de 1789) was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy (First Estate), the nobility (Second Estate), and the commoners (Third Estate). It was the last of the Estates General of the Kingdom of France.
Nobility. The House of Lords is the upper legislature of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is filled with members that are selected from the aristocracy (both hereditary titleholders and those ennobled only for their individual lives). Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy.
Luçon. Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu (French: [aʁmɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ dy plɛsi]; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), known as Cardinal Richelieu, [a] was a French Catholic prelate and statesman who had an outsize influence in civil and religious affairs. He became known as l'Éminence Rouge (English: " the Red Eminence "), a term ...
Napoleon founded the concept of "nobility of Empire" by an Imperial decree on 1 March 1808. The purpose of this creation was to amalgamate the old nobility and the revolutionary middle-class in one peerage system. This step, which aimed at the introduction of a stable elite, was fully in line with the creation of the Legion of Honour and of ...
Contemporary France. In the 21st century, social class in France is often measured by income and profession. Bon chic bon genre (BCBG) is a term for fashionable people of good family (" bon genre "), especially in Paris. Graduates of the École nationale d'administration, or énarques predominate in the upper levels of government and many ...