Conseil de Conscience

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The Conseil de Conscience was a specialized advisory body of the French royal government under the Ancien Régime, focused on matters of religion, ecclesiastical policy, and the king’s moral and spiritual obligations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Conseil de Conscience canonical 1
Conseil de conscience 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body ⓘ
institution of the Ancien Régime ⓘ
royal council ⓘ
advised King of France ⓘ
aim to align royal policy with Catholic doctrine ⓘ
to guide the king’s conscience ⓘ
to regulate church–state relations ⓘ
authorityDerivedFrom royal prerogative ⓘ
composition high-ranking clergy ⓘ
royal confessors ⓘ
trusted royal advisers on religious matters ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
fieldOfWork Catholic Church in France ⓘ
ecclesiastical affairs ⓘ
moral obligations of the king ⓘ
religious policy ⓘ
spiritual obligations of the king ⓘ
function to advise on church discipline ⓘ
to advise on episcopal nominations ⓘ
to advise on moral implications of royal decisions ⓘ
to deliberate on religious controversies ⓘ
governmentBranch monarchical council system ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver appointments to ecclesiastical offices ⓘ
church benefices ⓘ
ecclesiastical policy ⓘ
matters of religion ⓘ
moral questions submitted to the king ⓘ
relations between crown and clergy ⓘ
religious orders ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern period ⓘ
influenced French ecclesiastical appointments ⓘ
crown–church relations in France ⓘ
isPartOf royal council structure of France ⓘ
locatedIn France ⓘ
operatedUnder Ancien Régime ⓘ
oversaw implementation of royal religious policy ⓘ
moral guidance of the sovereign ⓘ
partOf French royal government ⓘ
politicalSystem absolute monarchy ⓘ
relatedTo Catholic Reformation in France ⓘ
linked to: Counter-Reformation

French clergy ⓘ
French religious policy ⓘ
Gallican Church ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
subordinateTo King of France ⓘ
typeOfOrganization specialized council ⓘ
usedLanguage French ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Conseil du Roi → hasPart → Conseil de Conscience ⓘ
Royal Council of France → hasPart → Conseil de conscience ⓘ
linked to: Conseil de Conscience