Généralité
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Recettes générales, commonly known as généralités (), were the administrative divisions of France under the Ancien Régime and are often considered to prefigure the current préfectures. At the time of the French Revolution, there were 36 généralités.
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Vinony files it under Economy of the ancien régime, Former provinces of France and Former subdivisions of France.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- administrative territorial entity
- Country
- Kingdom of France
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- Généralités
- P8168
- Toyone
- start time
- 1542-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- List of généralités-intendants
- See also
- References
Recettes générales, commonly known as généralités (), were the administrative divisions of France under the Ancien Régime and are often considered to prefigure the current préfectures. At the time of the French Revolution, there were 36 généralités.
Among the multiple divisions utilised for various purposes by the kings' administrators, généralités emerged gradually from the 14th to the 16th centuries. Initially fiscal, their role steadily increased to become by the late 17th century — under the authority of an intendant (reporting to the Controller-General of Finances) — the very framework of royal administration and centralisation.
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