Sa Majesté Très Chrétienne

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Sa Majesté Très Chrétienne is the traditional French royal style used to designate the King of France as "His Most Christian Majesty," emphasizing his role as the eldest son of the Catholic Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title
monarchical title
royal style
appliesTo King of France
appliesToOffice French king as temporal protector of the Church in France
associatedInstitution Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
associatedRole eldest son of the Catholic Church
category Christian monarchic titles
French royal styles
contrastedWith Sa Majesté Très Catholique
Sa Majesté Très Catholique (Most Catholic Majesty of the kings of Spain)
Sa Majesté Très Fidèle
Sa Majesté Très Fidèle (Most Faithful Majesty of the kings of Portugal)
country France
emphasizes piety of the French king
special relationship between French crown and Catholic Church
gender masculine
honorificDegree superlative of Christian
language French
linkedConcept Catholic monarchy
Gallicanism
divine right of kings in France
literalMeaning His Most Christian Majesty
notUsedFor French Republic
region Kingdom of France
religiousConnotation Catholicism
shortForm Très Chrétien
status historical title
symbolizes France as the eldest daughter of the Church
timePeriod Ancien Régime
usedBy French monarchy
Kings of France
usedIn diplomatic correspondence
formal royal documents
treaties
usedUntil end of the French monarchy

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His Most Christian Majesty correspondingFrenchForm Sa Majesté Très Chrétienne
Sa Majesté Très Chrétienne contrastedWith Sa Majesté Très Catholique
linked to: Sa Majesté Très Chrétienne