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Peers of France press revocation of edicts on succession
Paris reports that on February 22 the French peers petitioned the King to revoke the Edicts of 1714 1715 1634 and 1711 restoring the ancient order of rank for the Duke du Maine and the Count de Toulouse. They demand clarification by the Regent during the minority, noting conflicts with past laws and ecclesiastical prerogatives as parties struggle over succession and nobility ranks.
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Paris
France
Duke du Maine
Count de Thoulouse
Henry V
Cesar
Duke of
Vandome
Lewis XII
Francis of Vandyme
San
Calar
Henry IV
Duke of Beaufort
Lewis XIV
Laon
Duke
Langres
Chalons
Noyon
de la Treniuille
Sully
Luincs
Bsiffac
Richelieu
St. Simon
la Rochefoucauld
la Force
Albret
Lusemburgh
Louvigny
Villeray
Mortema
Duke of Bourbon
Augustus de Bourbon
Lewis Alexander de Bourbon
Count de Toulouse
Lewis Henry
Prince of Conde
Charles de Bourbon
Gord
Palais Royal
Mirepoix
Sez
Boulogne
Montpelier
Bastille
Monsieur de Caltiere
Kytwick
Count Coningleck
Edinburgh
Earl of Seaforth
Gordon
Highlands
Pollock
Inverlochy
London
Deal
York
Chester
Severn