Council of Foreign Affairs

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The Council of Foreign Affairs was a governing body in the early 18th‑century French system of polysynody responsible for overseeing and directing the kingdom’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.

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Council of Foreign Affairs canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf council
governing body
institution of the French monarchy
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of France
country Kingdom of France
dissolvedIn 18th century
field diplomatic relations
foreign policy
governmentBranch executive branch of the French monarchy
governmentForm polysynody
hasAuthorityOver French ambassadors
French diplomatic missions
French envoys
hasRole directing the kingdom’s foreign policy
managing diplomatic relations of France
overseeing the kingdom’s foreign policy
historicalPeriod Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
languageOfWorkOrName French
locatedIn France
Paris
partOf French system of polysynody
central administration of the French monarchy
replacedBy ministerial system under the Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
replaces ministerial system of Louis XIV (in foreign affairs)
responsibleFor analysis of international affairs
instructions to diplomats
negotiation of treaties
temporalContext early 18th century
usedBy French monarchy

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System of Polysynody hasCouncil Council of Foreign Affairs
Council of Regency hasPart Council of Foreign Affairs