About: Units of measurement in France before the French Revolution

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Before the French Revolution, which started in 1789, French units of measurement that were founded on the Carolingian system, introduced by Charlemagne, which in turn were based on contemporaneous Byzantine and ancient Roman measures. Charlemagne brought a consistent system of measures across the entire empire. However, after his death, the empire fragmented and many rulers introduced their own variants of the units of measure.

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  • Before the French Revolution, which started in 1789, French units of measurement that were founded on the Carolingian system, introduced by Charlemagne, which in turn were based on contemporaneous Byzantine and ancient Roman measures. Charlemagne brought a consistent system of measures across the entire empire. However, after his death, the empire fragmented and many rulers introduced their own variants of the units of measure. Some of Charlemagne's units of measure, such as the pied du Roi (the king's foot) remained virtually unchanged for about a thousand years, while others, such as the aune (ell—used to measure cloth) and the livre (pound) varied dramatically from locality to locality. By the time of the revolution, the number of units of measure had grown to the extent that it was almost impossible to keep track of them. (en)
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  • Before the French Revolution, which started in 1789, French units of measurement that were founded on the Carolingian system, introduced by Charlemagne, which in turn were based on contemporaneous Byzantine and ancient Roman measures. Charlemagne brought a consistent system of measures across the entire empire. However, after his death, the empire fragmented and many rulers introduced their own variants of the units of measure. (en)
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  • Units of measurement in France before the French Revolution (en)
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