French nobleman
Titled Parisian elite
A French nobleman is a man belonging to the aristocratic class in France, historically holding hereditary titles such as duke, count, marquis, or baron.
The term often evokes the pre-Revolutionary era when nobility held significant land and political power: The French nobleman surveyed his estate from the château windows.
Today it may describe descendants of these families or appear in historical contexts.
- powdered wigTalc-coated false hair
- wigArtificial head covering
- chevalierFrench noble warrior
- ancien régimeReplaced system of governance
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
silk stockings · plume · feudalism · duke · aristocracy · patronage · bourgeoisie · monarchy · velvet · marquis · salons · court intrigue · vassalage · noblesse oblige · military commander · hunting party · seigneur · family crest
French noblemanJacobin
1790s French extremist
sans-culotte · republican · regicide · anti-monarchist · revolutionary
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