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La Réception d'Henri d'Orléans, duc de Longueville, dans l'ordre du Saint-Esprit par le roi Louis XIII le 15 mai 1633, 1634, Philippe de Champaigne
Today's "unfinished" nobility: begun then interrupted
01 October 2019
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The expression "unfinished nobility" is a neologism dating from the 1930s. It refers to families whose authors were unable to complete the time of service required to be ennobled due to the...
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