Under the Ancien Régime of France, the Nobles of the Robe or Nobles of the Gown (French: noblesse de robe) were French aristocrats whose rank came from...
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represented in the Estates General, if at all. Under King Louis XIV, the nobles of the robe largely replaced the nobles of the sword at the Palace of Versailles...
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Ségur Ordinance (redirect from Decree of Ségur)
impossible for wealthy commoners or rich Nobles of the Robe to begin military service in one of the said branches of service directly as an officer (e.g....
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then-widespread practice of selling administrative positions within the government to the highest bidder, especially regarding the Nobles of the Robe. Thus, for example...
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Priyayi (category Social history of Indonesia)
Priyayi (former spelling: Prijaji) was the Dutch-era class of the nobles of the robe, as opposed to royal nobility or ningrat (Javanese), in Java, Indonesia...
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reiterates the differences between the 'Nobles of the Sword' descended from the medieval nobility and 'Nobles of the Robe' who had bought their title. Mirandolina...
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Parlement (redirect from Parliaments of the Kingdom of France)
The members of the parlements were aristocrats, called nobles of the robe, who had bought or inherited their offices, and were independent of the King...
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French nobility (redirect from French nobles)
privileges. The 17th and 18th centuries saw nobles and the noblesse de robe battle each other for these positions and any other sign of royal favor....
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The House of Potier was a noble house in Ancien Régime France. Members of the Potier family were Nobles of the Robe who gained their prominence through...
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Nicolay family (category Noble families of the United Kingdom)
at the beginning of the Florentine Renaissance. The Nicolay family was originally associated with the French noble classes of the Nobles of the Robe and...
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