Honneurs de la Cour

He could also refuse a valid candidate with sufficient nobility whose family was not involved enough in the king's wars as nobles were primarily mounted warriors who had sworn allegiance to their sovereign and promised to fight for him.

On a list of candidates he would then place a remark next to the name of the refused applicant saying "ne se peut" (can't be) or "attendre" (wait).

[4] He has limited his work to a list of 43 Houses especially flattered by the King's archive, these 43 families are considered of major regional or national importance and members of the highest 18th century nobility.

The following table provides an incomplete list of families who were granted the Honors of the Court, including dates (when available) and sources.

The ones listed by François Bluche,[4] considered the most prominent French noble families of the 18th century, are marked with bold script.