The Courtier Class
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Chris Hedges explains how the courtier class is paid to maintain the status quo.
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Alexandre Bontemps
Alexandre Bontemps (1626 – 1701) was the valet of King Louis XIV and a powerful figure at the court of Versailles, respected and feared for his exceptional access to the King. He was the second of a sequence of five Bontemps to hold the position of Premier valet de la Chambre du Roi ("First valet of the king's bedchamber") in uninterrupted succession between 1643 and 1766, when an early death, leaving no successor, broke the line. There were four head or Premier valets de chambre, of whom Bontemps became the most senior in 1665, and thirty-two valets.
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Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn ( or ); (c.1501/1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of Henry VIII of England and 1st Marquess of Pembroke in her own right for herself and her descendants. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the start of the English Reformation. The daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and his wife, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, Anne was educated in the Netherlands and France, largely as a maid of honour to Claude of France. She returned to England in early 1522, in order to marry her Irish cousin James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond; however, the marriage plans ended in failure and she secured a post at court as maid of honour to Henry VIII's Queen consort, Catherine of Aragon.
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Madame de Pompadour
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, also known as Madame de Pompadour (29 December 1721 - 15 April 1764) was a member of the French court, and was the official maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV from 1745 to her death.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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Baghdad
Baghdad (, , ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is coterminous. Having a population estimated between 7 and 7.5 million, it is the largest city in Iraq and the second largest city in the Arab World (after Cairo, Egypt).
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Cairo
Cairo (; , literally "The Vanquisher" or "The Conqueror") is the capital of Egypt, the largest city in Africa and the Arab World, and one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a center of the region's political and cultural life. Even before Cairo was established in the 10th century, the land composing the present-day city was the site of national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt due to its proximity to the Great Sphinx and the pyramids in adjacent Giza.
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Delhi
Delhi, known locally as Dilli (, , {{Lang-ur| '), and by the official name National Capital Territory of Delhi''' (NCT), is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest metropolis by population in India. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with more than 12.25 million inhabitants in the territory and with nearly 22.2 million residents in the National Capital Region urban area (which also includes Noida, Gurgaon, Greater Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad). The name Delhi is often also used to include some urban areas near the NCT, as well as to refer to New Delhi, the capital of India, which lies within the metropolis. The NCT is a federally administered union territory.
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Forbidden City
The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost five hundred years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government.
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Istanbul
Istanbul (), historically known as Constantinople(See Names of Istanbul for further information) is the largest city in Turkey and 5th largest city proper in the world with a population of 12.8 million, also making it the second largest metropolitan area in Europe by population, and the largest metropolitan city proper. Istanbul is also a megacity, as well as the cultural, economic, and financial centre of Turkey. The city covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbour known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) sides of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two continents. Istanbul is a designated alpha world city.
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Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles (, "vair-sigh"), or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles, the Île-de-France region of France. In French, it is known as the Château de Versailles.
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The Topkapı Palace () or in Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى, usually spelled "Topkapi" in English)
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Lucy Worsley - Courtiers
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Lucy Worsley is Chief Curator of the Historic Royal Palaces and a leading young historian. With that, Lucy is more than qualified to take readers on a historical tour of Kensington Palace, as she does in her new title 'Courtiers'. The book tells the story of the Georgian court from the perspective of the numerous royal servants for whom the palace was home, while throwing new light on the dramatic life of George II and Queen Caroline.
A Courtier's Good Morrow to His Mistress
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The King's Singers at their recent concert in Nashville, TN.
Inusa Dawuda And Sebastian Courtier - Children of The Night (Extended Mix)
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Inusa Dawuda And Sebastian Courtier - Children of The Night (Extended Mix) oomasterdeejaysoo.skyrock.com
Never leave me - Houseshaker pres. Sebastian Courtier feat Maxx Diago (Dave Ramone Remix)
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Stefanny | Courtier immobilier
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The Gondoliers - I Am a Courtier Grave and Serious
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The Duke of Plaza Toro (Jonathan Fulcher) gives advice to Marco (Jason Sly) and Giuseppe (Roger Lamb) helped by The Duchess (Amanda Peaty) and Casilda (April Luescher). The Gondoliers - Southampton Operatic Society (2009). Reduced orchestra courtesy of www.pattersong.co.uk
Sebastian Courtier & Inusa Dawuda - Children Of The Night (Slin Project Remix)
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Sebastian Courtier & Inusa Dawuda - Children Of The Night (Slin Project Remix) Album: The Best Electro House Vol. 10
Inusa Dawuda & Sebastian Courtier - Children of the Night (Slin Project Remix)
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Houseshaker presents: Sebastian Courtier feat. Maxx Diago - never leave me (Orginal Mix)
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The new Single from Sebastian Courtier including vocals by Maxx Diago ... enjoy !
Lucy Worsley liest aus "Courtiers"
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* Lesung in voller Länge auf www.zehnSeiten.de * From Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator of the Historic Royal Palaces, a hugely engaging book about the men and women who lived and worked at Kensington Palace. Ambitious and talented people flocked to court in search of power and prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. While its inhabitants were cocooned in comfort and splendour, successful courtiers had level heads and cold hearts; their secrets were never safe. Among them, a Vice Chamberlain with many vices, a Maid of Honour with a secret marriage, a pushy painter, an alcoholic equerry, a Wild Boy, a penniless poet, a dwarf comedian, two mysterious turbaned Turks and any number of discarded royal mistresses. An eye-opening portrait of an enthralling group of royal servants, Courtiers also throws new light on the dramatic lives of George II and Queen Caroline: a lover murdered, babies snatched, horrific illnesses and tearful deathbed reconciliations. © Faber and Faber
Montreal immobilier- La négociation (Abdourahman Fouad) courtier immobilier
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Never leave me - Houseshaker pres. Sebastian Courtier feat. Maxx Diago (Houseshaker Mix)
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Never leave me - Houseshaker pres. Sebastian Courtier feat. Maxx Diago (Houseshaker Mix) - Housesession Records
Errana- She Courtier (Lullaby Version)
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Errana - Lullabies for the Damned Souls She Courtier (Lullaby Version) feb/ 2011
David Courtier-Dutton, founder of Slicethepie
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David Courtier-Dutton, founder of Slicethepie, the revolutionary start-up that is helping to turn the music industry on its head, talks to Entrepreneur Country
Sebastien Courtier vs Inusa - Children of The Night Sign mix
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heinz ketchup commercial courtier uncut edition
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Heinz Ketchup commercial courtier cut
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Watch and rate the real thing please! youtube.com this is the official courtier commercial made for the heinz ketchup contest
Never leave me - Houseshaker pres. Sebastian Courtier feat. Maxx Diago (DJ Sign Mix).mp4
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Never leave me - Houseshaker pres. Sebastian Courtier feat. Maxx Diago (DJ Sign Mix) - Housesession Records
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Miniature by the Master of Jouvenel des Oursins 1460. The near courtier has a chaperon over his shoulder as well as a hat.
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Participants from 140 countries attend during opening of the second session of the conference of the courtiers and parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
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The Wanli Emperor enjoying a boat ride on a river with an entourage of guards and courtiers in this Ming Dynasty Chinese painting.
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The Procession Picture, c. 1600, a famous work showing Elizabeth I borne along by her courtiers (see below under Paintings).
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Mughal painting
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Samurai
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Qila Kuhna Masjid inside Purana Qila, Delhi.
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Crown Court Church.
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Reception of the Grand Condé at Versailles
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Joui Bridge
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Kazan Cathedral
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Bruges (Belgium): Woolmarket Saaihalle (left) and House "van der Bursen" o "Ter Beurze", first stock exchange worldwide (right) House Ter Beurze in Bruges, Belgium
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Funerary complex of Djoser in Saqqara .
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A Lustschloss at the beginning of the Renaissance, the wish for non-militaristic castles appeared in the nobility and they slowly left their old fortified castles, or altered them into homely residences.
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Tuileries Garden of Le Nôtre in 17th century, looking west toward the future Champs Elysees, Engraving by Perelle.
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The Duke of Devonshire
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Hyacinthe Rigaud
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Illustration of the Imperial State Crown before the height was lowered by about 1 inch (25 mm)
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A white elephant in 19th century Thai art is an idiom for a valuable but burdensome possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) is out of proportion to its usefulness or worth
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Church of King Charles the Martyr, Tunbridge Wells, taken on May 2, 2008
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"Banteay Srei" (Citadel of Women) is the modern name of a 10th century Khmer temple originally called "Tribhuvanamahesvara" (Great Lord of the Threefold World)[citation needed], an appellation of the god Siva.
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The Catherine Palace (Russian: Екатерининский дворец) was the Rococo summer residence of the Russian tsars, located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), 25 km south-east of St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Wringin Lawang, Trowulan
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North side - carriage courtyard: all the stucco details sparkled with gold until 1773, when Catherine II had gilding replaced with olive drab paint.
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Bismarck-Monument, Hamburg.
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Mannerism's most famous fresco: Giulio Romano's illusionism invents a dome overhead and dissolves the room's architecture in the Fall of the Giants.
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Hamlet and Ophelia, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
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Bed
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Portuguese map by Lopo Homem (c. 1519) showing the coast of Brazil and natives extracting brazilwood, as well as Portuguese ships.
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Fredensborg Palace is a palace located on the eastern shore of Lake Esrum (Danish, Esrum Sø) in Fredensborg on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. It is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn residence, and is often the site of important state visits and events in the Royal Family. It is the most used of the Royal Family’s residences.
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Courtier
A courtier is a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage. Historically the court was the centre of government as well as the residence of the monarch, and social and political life were often completely mixed together. Monarchs very often expected the more important nobles to spend much of the year in attendance on them at court. Courtiers were not all noble, as they included clergy, soldiers, clerks, secretaries, and agents and middlemen of all sorts with regular business at court. Promotion to important positions could be very rapid at court, and for the ambitious there was no better place to be. As social divisions became more rigid, a divide, barely present in Antiquity or the Middle Ages, opened between menial servants and other classes at court, although Alexandre Bontemps, the head valet de chambre of Louis XIV was a late example of a "menial" who managed to establish his family in the nobility. The key commodities for a courtier were access and information, and a large court operated at many levels - many successful careers at court involved no direct contact with the monarch himself.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Anne Boleyn
The princesse de Lamballe
The duc de Luynes
The marquis de Cinq-Mars
The duc de Saint-Simon
Madame de Pompadour
Sir Walter Raleigh
The Book of the Courtier, by Baldassare Castiglione
Courtesan
Favourite
Royal mistress
Sycophant
Courtly love
Brokerage at the Court of Louis XIV, by Sharon Kettering; The Historical Journal, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Mar., 1993), pp. 69-87; JSTOR
A female courtier was called a courtesan, although today this name has come to include sexual connotation.
The largest and most famous European court was that of the Palace of Versailles in its heyday, although the Forbidden City of Beijing was even larger and more isolated from national life. Very similar features marked the courts of all very large monarchies, whether in Delhi, Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, or the Caliphs of Baghdad or Cairo. However the European nobility generally had independent power and was less controlled by the monarch until roughly the 18th century, which gave European court life a more complex flavour.In modern literature, courtiers are often depicted as insincere, skilled at flattery and intrigue, ambitious and lacking regard for the national interest. More positive representations of the stereotype might include the role played by the court in the development of politeness and the arts.
In modern English, the term is often used metaphorically for contemporary political favourites or hangers-on.
Examples of famous courtiers in fiction
Examples of famous British and French courtiers
See also
External links
Category:Positions within the British Royal Household Category:Political professionals Category:Government occupations Category:Court titles
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