Subjects - Specific changes in the make up and power of the nobility linked to political/ religious/ economic issues
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Why do seigneurs benefit from the breakdown of royal authority?
They can exploit the third estate by raising rents and taxes = local seigneurs and landowners increase their provincial power at the expense of the crown.
What does the emergence of the nobility of the robe do?
It challenges the political power, if not social predominance of the nobility of ancient lineage.
Why do monarchs arguably set up royal courts as the key place to attain favour and patronage?
Nobles have to be in court which takes them out of the localities and allows the king to appoint loyal provincial governors + keep a close eye on the nobles at court + drain noble finances by keeping them at court for a long time
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