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Early Modern France is that portion of French history that falls in the early modern period from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 18th century (or from the French Renaissance to the eve of the French Revolution). During this period France evolved from a feudal regime to an increasingly centralised state (albeit with many regional differences) organised around a powerful absolute monarchy that relied on the doctrine of the Divine Right of Kings and the explicit support of the established Church.