CAS HI 266 Study Guide - Jacques Necker, Louis Mandrin, Lettre De Cachet
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Hi266 class notes part 1 september & october. Change in system, change in beliefs, change in opinion, change in power structure. France has the tendency to turn to one strong leader -- napoleon, charles de gaulle: loyseau treatise on orders -- used to justify france"s social organization and describe the society until 1789. Nobility --> fought -- nobles of the sword (go back to the ancient knights), nobles of the: estates: robe, estates for all of france was the estates general -- the three houses (all orders had a formal. Third estate --> paid existence: social hierarchy is what sets out the revolution. Four principles of monarchy: sacred -- king is chosen by god, believed god reigned through the king, louis by the grace of. Agents of monarchy in the old regime: upper council, council of dispatches, 4 secretaries of state: foreign affairs, navy, war, king"s household, council of finances, controller general.
