The Council of State originates from the 13th century by which time the King's Court (Curia regis) had split into three sections, one of which was the King's Council (Curia in consilium, later Conseil du roi), which too broke up into three distinct parts: the Conseil secret 'Privy Council', the Conseil privé 'Private Council', and Conseil des finances 'Council of Finances'.
法国最高行政法院起源于13世纪，在那时国王法庭（Curia regis）分裂为三个部分，其中一个是委员会法庭（Curia in consilium），后来的国王委员会（Conseil du roi），它也分裂为三个不同的部分：枢密委员会（Conseil privé）、秘密委员会（Conseil secret）和财政委员会（Conseil des finances）。