French court
Parisian royal assembly
French court refers to the royal court of France, particularly during the monarchy's height in the 17th and 18th centuries.
It evokes elaborate ritual, aristocratic intrigue, and refined manners centered at Versailles: The novel captures the gossip and treachery of the French court.
The phrase often implies sophisticated but cutthroat social maneuvering.
- VersaillesFrench royal palace complex
- courtiersRoyal court members
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- kingMale crowned ruler
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
chateau · crown · etiquette · high heels · powdered wig · palace · gold · absolutism · Marie Antoinette · ancien régime · lace · Baroque · dauphine · royal mistress · throne room · queen · magistrate · gardens
- French Thingsbaguette, beret, Eiffel Tower, croissant, Louvre
- Royal Courtscaliph, vizier, courtiers, throne room, emir
- Baroque FranceVersailles, divine right, absolutism, grandeur, opulence
- French themesParis, French Revolution, Napoleon, Versailles, French countryside
- Louis XIVSun King, Versailles, palace, throne, crown
- Medieval FranceValois, Philip II, Charles VII, Saint Louis, Joan of Arc
French courtparliamentary democracy
System where elected assembly rules
republic · French Republic · National Assembly · representative government · constitutional democracy
French courtmarketplace
Venue for commerce
tavern · provincial life · the common people · village life · peasant village