Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État
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Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État is a political and legal critique by Mirabeau denouncing arbitrary royal imprisonment and the abuses of absolute monarchy in pre-revolutionary France.
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| Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État Context triple: [Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, notableWork, Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État]
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Écrits de prison
Écrits de prison is a posthumously published collection of writings by French politician Jean Zay, composed during his imprisonment under the Vichy regime and valued for its literary quality and historical testimony.
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The Pardon of Sainte-Anne-la-Palud
The Pardon of Sainte-Anne-la-Palud is a 19th-century painting by Eugène Boudin depicting a traditional Breton religious pilgrimage and coastal landscape.
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Un épisode sous la Terreur
Un épisode sous la Terreur is a historical short story by Honoré de Balzac set during the French Revolution, notable for its depiction of religious faith and political violence.
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The Bridge at Courbevoie
The Bridge at Courbevoie is an 1886–87 Post-Impressionist oil painting by Georges Seurat that depicts a tranquil riverside scene near Paris using his pioneering pointillist technique.
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Les Châtiments
Les Châtiments is a politically charged collection of poems by Victor Hugo that fiercely condemns Napoleon III and the Second French Empire.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État Target entity description: Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État is a political and legal critique by Mirabeau denouncing arbitrary royal imprisonment and the abuses of absolute monarchy in pre-revolutionary France.
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A.
Écrits de prison
Écrits de prison is a posthumously published collection of writings by French politician Jean Zay, composed during his imprisonment under the Vichy regime and valued for its literary quality and historical testimony.
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B.
The Pardon of Sainte-Anne-la-Palud
The Pardon of Sainte-Anne-la-Palud is a 19th-century painting by Eugène Boudin depicting a traditional Breton religious pilgrimage and coastal landscape.
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C.
Un épisode sous la Terreur
Un épisode sous la Terreur is a historical short story by Honoré de Balzac set during the French Revolution, notable for its depiction of religious faith and political violence.
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D.
The Bridge at Courbevoie
The Bridge at Courbevoie is an 1886–87 Post-Impressionist oil painting by Georges Seurat that depicts a tranquil riverside scene near Paris using his pioneering pointillist technique.
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E.
Les Châtiments
Les Châtiments is a politically charged collection of poems by Victor Hugo that fiercely condemns Napoleon III and the Second French Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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legal critique ⓘ political treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
argue for legal reforms
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denounce arbitrary royal imprisonment ⓘ expose abuses of lettres de cachet ⓘ |
| author |
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
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surface form:
Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau ⓘ
surface form:
Mirabeau
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| concerns |
human rights in the Ancien Régime
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political prisoners ⓘ royal prerogative ⓘ state violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
abuses of absolute monarchy
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arbitrary royal imprisonment ⓘ lack of due process ⓘ lettres de cachet system ⓘ secret state prisons ⓘ |
| genre |
legal literature
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political literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-absolutist
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pro-liberty ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Ancien Régime
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surface form:
Ancien Régime in France
Ancien Régime ⓘ
surface form:
pre-revolutionary France
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| influencedBy |
Enlightenment philosophy
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critique of despotism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
absolute monarchy
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abuse of power ⓘ arbitrary detention ⓘ lettres de cachet ⓘ royal authority in France ⓘ state prisons ⓘ |
| movement |
Enlightenment political thought
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pre-French Revolution reformist literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
critique of absolute monarchy
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defense of individual liberty ⓘ opposition to arbitrary royal imprisonment ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French Revolution
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history of French law ⓘ reform of criminal justice in France ⓘ |
| supports |
judicial guarantees
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protection of civil liberties ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
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Subject: Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État Description of subject: Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État is a political and legal critique by Mirabeau denouncing arbitrary royal imprisonment and the abuses of absolute monarchy in pre-revolutionary France.
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