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In the [[history of France]], the phrase '''''ancien régime''''' ([[French language|French]] |
In the [[history of France]], the phrase '''''ancien régime''''' ([[French language|French]] for ''old régime'' or ''old order'') commonly refers to the [[sociology|social]] and [[politics|political]] system established in [[France]] under the old [[absolute monarchy]], subsequently swept away by the [[French Revolution]] of [[1789]] with the fall of [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]]. |
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The phrase generally applies to France, for no other country, with perhaps the exception of [[Japan]], has had in modern times so clearly marked a division between "the old order" and the new. |
The phrase generally applies to France, for no other country, with perhaps the exception of [[Japan]], has had in modern times so clearly marked a division between "the old order" and the new. |
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de:Ancien Régime fr:Ancien Régime In the history of France, the phrase ancien régime (French for old régime or old order) commonly refers to the social and political system established in France under the old absolute monarchy, subsequently swept away by the French Revolution of 1789 with the fall of Louis XVI.
The phrase generally applies to France, for no other country, with perhaps the exception of Japan, has had in modern times so clearly marked a division between "the old order" and the new.
Also see: Old Europe
References
public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}
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