Royaume de France



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News

 * 1774 - Louis XVI is crowned King of France & Navarre.
 * 11/6/1776 - the Kingdom of France is established as a nation on Mc-Empires.
 * 12/30/1776 - Friendly relations are established with the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The Kingdom of France & Navarre
TBE One of the established principles of the current French Monarchy is that the King may not act with first consulting his Royal Council, or Conseil du Roi. The council is dominated by the nobles and clergymen of France. The council only has a consultation purpose, the final decision is always the Kings.
 * First Minister - Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas
 * Chancellor of France -
 * Controller-General of Finances -
 * Secretaries of State:
 * Secretary of Foreign Affairs -
 * Secretary of State for War -
 * Secretary of State for the Navy -
 * Secretary of State for the Mason du Roi (the king's royal entourage and personal military guard) -
 * Secretary of State for Protestant Affairs -
 * Councillers of State (generally 30)
 * Intedants of finance (6)
 * Intendants of Commerce (4 or 5)
 * Superintendent of the Postal System -
 * Directeur général of fortifications -
 * Lieutenant General of the Police of Paris -
 * Archbishop of Paris -
 * Royal confessor -

French Royal Army

 *  Active  - 1652–Present Day
 *  Allegiance  - Roi Louis XVI, Kingdom of France
 *  Total Active Personnel  - 693,525
 *  Total Reserve Personnel  - 354,475
 *  French Regulars  - 612,000
 *  Cavalry  - 65,125
 *  French Artillerymen  - 3,500
 *  Garde Suisse  - 900
 * Gardes-Françaises - 9,000
 * French Army Lifeguard Brigade - 3,000 (1,250 Cavalry, 1,750 Infantry)

French Royal Navy

 *  Active  - 1627–Present Day
 *  Allegiance  - Roi Louis XVI, Kingdom of France
 *  Total Active Personnel  - 96,000
 *  Sailors  - 75,000
 *  Gunners  - 5,000
 *  Naval Personnel  - 2,000
 *  Fusiliers de Marine  - 14,000
 *  Vessels  - 212
 *  Ships of the Line  - 71
 *  Frigates  - 64
 *  Corvettes  - 45
 *  Brigs  - 12
 *  Sloops  - 20

Territories
France and her colonies, circa 1776

Europe

 * France
 * Alsace - Lorraine
 * Gascony
 * Burgundy
 * Aquitaine
 * Bretagne
 * Normandie
 * Picardie
 * Champagne
 * Corsica

West Indies & South America

 * Haiti
 * French Guiana
 * Windward Islands

West Africa

 * French Senegal
 * French Gambia
 * Grand Bassin
 * St. Louis de Afrique
 * Dakar

East Africa

 * Reunion Island
 * Seychelles
 * Isle de France

India

 * Pondicherry
 * Surat
 * Bantam
 * Masulipatam

Map of France within Europe, 1776