1.1. Absolutism In France Flashcards
Who could the king not interfere with?
The independent assembly of the clergy
Who did the king have to consult before making decisions?
His council of ministers, but he could ignore them
Was France a centralised state?
No
What was France composed of?
Provinces
What was the pays d’élection?
A province with their own systems of law and tax collection
How could the king change laws and tax?
He had to do so through the high courts of law
What was the name of the high courts of law ?
The thirteen parlements
What did new edicts need to go through?
They needed to be registered in a parlement to become a law
Who were the parlements run by?
Parlementaires
Who were parlementaires?
Members of the noblesse de robe who held their posts as venalities
What did it mean to hold their posts as venalities?
They paid for them and couldn’t not be fired, even by the king
What did the provincial nobility think of the parlementaires?
They looked up to them as the defends of the liberty of the nation
What edict did the parlementaires refuse to register?
Louis XV’s edicts regarding tax reform at the end of his reign
How could the king override the parlements?
In a special ceremony called a lit de justice
How could the king get rid of parlementaires?
He could order them into internal exile
