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At the death of Louis XIV, the regent Philippe d ' Orléans, in search of political support, satisfied the aristocracy by replacing the ministers and secretaries of state with eight councils ( declarations of September 15 and December 14, 1715 ) which were dominated by the ancient aristocracy ( descending from medieval knights, as opposed to the new aristocracy of recently ennobled lawyers and civil servants ).
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