It was a monarchy based on the divine right of kings.
The term used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1789 is the Ancien Régime. This refers to the social and political system that existed under the Bourbon monarchy, characterized by absolute monarchy, a rigid social hierarchy, and privileges for the nobility and clergy.
The nobles who fled France but hoped to restore the monarchy were the Emigres.
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Before the Revoultion, France was an Absolute Monarchy. The King ruled by Divine Right, and his command was law. There were a number of feudal institutions that had roles in the enforcement and overseeing of laws, such as the law courts known as the Parlements. But the King had the final right to enforce or overturn any law. He could imprison people at will and hold them without charge. He had the right to confer property and titles of nobility, and to take them away. The King and his Ministers ruled France directly. Nobles and the Catholic Church also had numerous traditional rights, such as the rights to collect certain levies from the people.
Old Regime
during the 18th century before the French Revolution
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Enlightened Absolutism; Constitutional Monarchy
Old regime
John Locke criticized the Old Regime primarily for its absolute monarchy and the lack of individual rights. He believed that government should be based on the consent of the governed and that individuals possess natural rights to life, liberty, and property. Locke argued that the authority of rulers should be limited and that people have the right to revolt against unjust governance, challenging the divine right of kings that characterized the Old Regime.
i think it was the old regime