Most Christian

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"Most Christian" is a traditional honorific style historically used for the kings of France, emphasizing their role as foremost defenders of the Catholic faith.

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Most Christian canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title ⓘ
royal style ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Most Christian Majesty ⓘ
linked to: Catholic Majesty

Rex Christianissimus ⓘ
appliedTo French monarchy ⓘ
appliesToOffice French sovereign ⓘ
associatedWith King of France ⓘ
King of the French ⓘ
contrastedWith Most Catholic ⓘ
Most Faithful ⓘ
Most Serene ⓘ
countryOfUse France ⓘ
denotesRoleAs defender of the Catholic faith ⓘ
domain monarchical titulature ⓘ
emphasizes piety of the French king ⓘ
special relationship between French crown and Catholic Church ⓘ
grantedByTraditionOf papacy ⓘ
hasComponent superlative "Most" indicating preeminence among Christian rulers ⓘ
hasGender masculine ⓘ
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Latin ⓘ
linkedToDoctrine Gallicanism ⓘ
religiousConnotation Catholicism ⓘ
religiousTradition Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
status historical title ⓘ
symbolizes France as eldest daughter of the Church ⓘ
typeOf Catholic royal epithet ⓘ
usedFor kings of France ⓘ
usedIn formal royal documents ⓘ
international treaties ⓘ
royal diplomacy ⓘ
usedUntil abolition of French monarchy ⓘ

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