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Ancien Régime

Name given to the period of French history preceding the French Revolution of 1789. By extension the term Ancien Regime (Old Regime) designates the same period in the countries – Belgium, notably – and regions strongly influenced by the French political, economic and cultural institutions of before the Revolution.


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