The holder of the office Master of Requests necessarily became a member of this group.
An emboldened advisor ordered the arrest of rebellious members of this group in the wake of a victory at the Battle of Lens. The holder of the office Master of Requests necessarily became a member of this group. Members of this group bore the brunt of a tax called the paulette, which allowed them to transfer offices at will. These people comprised a majority of members of the Knights of the Holy Spirit. This group didn't legally exist from 1789 until an 1804 law passed by (*) Napoleon. Members of this group were called "of the sword" or "of the robe" depending on their ancestors' occupations. Members of this group decided the proceedings of courts called parlements and revolted against         centralism during the Fronde. For 10 points, identify this class also known as the Second Estate, consisting of magnates in a country with capital Paris.
An emboldened advisor ordered the arrest of rebellious members of this group in the wake of a victory at the Battle of Lens.
French nobility [or nobles in France; or noblesse; prompt for country on nobles or nobility until "Napoleon" is read, after which either should be accepted alone; accept parlements or Second Estate until they are read; accept equivalents for nobility like aristocrats or aristocracy] (the leadin is referring to Mazarin's arrests after the Fronde)