Levied on the value of land ownership (common in southern France).
It began in the Middle Ages as a payment from peasants to their lords in exchange for protection. By 1439, during the Hundred Years' War, King Charles VII made it a permanent royal tax to fund a standing army. Taille
The taille was the most significant direct tax in France during the Ancien Régime (pre-1789). It was a central symbol of the inequality that eventually led to the French Revolution. Levied on the value of land ownership (common
Because it was arbitrary and increased steadily over centuries to fund wars, it became a primary grievance cited by revolutionaries. 2. Linguistic Meaning (French Language) during the Hundred Years' War
Levied on an individual's total income (common in northern France).