Most of the characters reveal sorry weaknesses but also unsuspected bits of nobility. |
Members of the nobility who would insure the efficient use of church lands and wealth would henceforth manage monasteries and nunneries. |
In 1789 half of the cahiers of the nobility demanded the end to ennoblement through venal offices. |
His face was reasonably happy and his standard expression seemed to be one of aloof nobility, even though he knew he wasn't noble. |
The basic premise of the story is that noble birth doesn't guarantee a noble person and nobility can be present in the most humble peasant. |
All this made her popular with the French nobility, eventually including the King and Queen of France. |