Ancien Régime
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The '''Ancien Régime''' (also known as '''pre-revolutionary France'''), a [[French language|French]] term rendered in [[English language|English]] as "Old Rule," "Old Order," or simply "Old Regime", refers primarily to the [[aristocracy|aristocratic]], [[sociology|social]] and [[politics|political]] system established in [[France]] from (roughly) the 15th century to the 18th century under the [[Valois Dynasty|late Valois]] and [[House of Bourbon|Bourbon]] dynasties. The administrative and social structures of the Ancien Régime were the result of centuries of nation-building, legislative acts (like the [[Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts]]), internal conflicts and civil wars, but they remained a confusing patchwork of local [[privilege]] and historic differences until the [[French Revolution]] brought about a radical suppression of administrative incoherence. | The '''Ancien Régime''' (also known as '''pre-revolutionary France'''), a [[French language|French]] term rendered in [[English language|English]] as "Old Rule," "Old Order," or simply "Old Regime", refers primarily to the [[aristocracy|aristocratic]], [[sociology|social]] and [[politics|political]] system established in [[France]] from (roughly) the 15th century to the 18th century under the [[Valois Dynasty|late Valois]] and [[House of Bourbon|Bourbon]] dynasties. The administrative and social structures of the Ancien Régime were the result of centuries of nation-building, legislative acts (like the [[Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts]]), internal conflicts and civil wars, but they remained a confusing patchwork of local [[privilege]] and historic differences until the [[French Revolution]] brought about a radical suppression of administrative incoherence. |
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The Ancien Régime (also known as pre-revolutionary France), a French term rendered in English as "Old Rule," "Old Order," or simply "Old Regime", refers primarily to the aristocratic, social and political system established in France from (roughly) the 15th century to the 18th century under the late Valois and Bourbon dynasties. The administrative and social structures of the Ancien Régime were the result of centuries of nation-building, legislative acts (like the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts), internal conflicts and civil wars, but they remained a confusing patchwork of local privilege and historic differences until the French Revolution brought about a radical suppression of administrative incoherence.
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