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Le Bourgeois gentilhomme is staged at Chambord as a court comédie-ballet honouring royal taste

In October 1670 Le Bourgeois gentilhomme was created for the court. In the causal graph this event weakens Democratic Resilience, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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In October 1670 Le Bourgeois gentilhomme was created for the court.

Context

The same play mocks a climber. Split the inequality-satire as a different sign if scored separately — here the court frame is the cost.

Molière’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Why it matters

1670 is not 1668’s Avare town-stage only.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Molière

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.55 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactLe Bourgeois gentilhomme is staged at Chambord as a court comédie-ballet honouring royal taste
    2. weakensDriverDemocratic Resilience
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 14 October 1670 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.35 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.7)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Clean elections index

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.53 score from 0 to 1 · 0.34 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.17 score from 0 to 1 to 0.53 score from 0 to 1.

      Above normal = better

    • WJP Rule of Law Index (global)

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      Above normal = better

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — MolièreEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Château de VersaillesÉtablissement public du château de Versailles · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Versailles’ court-entertainment history and Britannica independently date the 14 October 1670 Chambord creation.

Established: 1670 court creation. Not established: that Jourdain is a named minister.

Contribution type is direct.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorMolière
  2. contributed toFactLe Bourgeois gentilhomme is staged at Chambord as a court comédie-ballet honouring royal taste
  3. weakensDriverDemocratic Resilience
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Le Bourgeois gentilhomme is staged at Chambord as a court comédie-ballet honouring royal taste. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/mol-court-ballet-flattery

https://factrail.ai/facts/mol-court-ballet-flattery

Accessed 16 October 2026.

By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed

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