NOTABLES, THE

NOTABLES, THE
   name given to certain actual or virtual rulers of the different districts of France, consisting of men of different ranks, summoned together in a time of civic perplexity and trouble to advise the king, and especially the convocation of them summoned at the instance of Controller Colonne, and that assembled at the Château of Versailles on 22nd February 1787 to the number of a "round gross," including seven princes of the blood, and who were "organed out" nine weeks after, their debates proving ineffectual, to be recalled on the 6th November the year following, to "vanish ineffectual again on 12th December, and return no more."

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Cove — Título The Cove Ficha técnica Dirección Louie Psihoyos Producción Fisher Stevens, Paula DuPre Pesmen Gui …   Wikipedia Español

  • The Goddess Bunny — The Goddess Bunny, en 2007 Données clés Nom de naissance Johnnie Baima Surnom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The Glory — (1994) is the sequel to The Hope written by American author Herman Wouk.Plot introductionInterweaving the lives and fates of fictional characters and real life notables, the sequel to The Hope continues the story of Israeli history to the… …   Wikipedia

  • The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos — Genre Reality, Sports Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana W …   Wikipedia

  • The Sweet Escape Tour — [[Archivo: |200px|]] Gira de Gwen Stefani Lugar(es) América Latina, Norteamérica, Oceanía, Europa y Asia …   Wikipedia Español

  • The Notables (band) — The Notables are a ska revival band from Seattle, consisting of Jonny Horn and Matt Nims. They released their debut album Quite Notable in 1997. The album consisted mostly of original tracks, but included several cover versions of tracks by such… …   Wikipedia

  • The Beach Boys — The Beach Boys, de arriba a abajo: Dennis Wilson, Al Jar …   Wikipedia Español

  • The Paris Review — [[Archivo:Una cubierta de The Paris Review|200px]] País …   Wikipedia Español

  • The Circus Starring: Britney Spears — Gira de Britney Spears Lugar(es) América del Norte Europa Oceanía …   Wikipedia Español

  • The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller — Genre Reality, Sports Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White Starring Dana White, Michael Bisping, Jason Miller …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”