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Sovereign Council Of Navarre And Béarn
The Sovereign Council of Navarre and Béarn () was created by Henry II of NavarreLaussat (1871), p. 16(in French)/ref> at the Château de Pau on 13 June 1519, replacing the Cour Majour which was disbanded in 1490. It functioned as a ''Conseil d'État'' and was composed of counsellors ''(French: conseillers)'', a prosecutor general ''(French: procureur général)'', a criminal prosecutor ''(French: procureur criminel)'', an attorney general ''(French: avocat général)'', several second presidents ''(French: second présidents)'' and one first president ''(French: premier président)''. These offices were essentially bought and sold, often passed down during generations within the same families. The purchase, sale or transfer of the office required the ratification of the Chambre des Comptes of Navarre in Pau, who acted on behalf of the king. In October 1620, together with the Chancery of Navarre based in Saint-Palais, it was merged to form the Parliament of Navarre and Béarn ...
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Henry II Of Navarre
Henry II (18 April 1503 – 25 May 1555), nicknamed ''Sangüesino'' because he was born at Sangüesa, was the King of Navarre from 1517, although his kingdom had been reduced to a small territory north of the Pyrenees by the Spanish conquest of 1512. Henry succeeded his mother, Queen Catherine, upon her death. His father was her husband and co-ruler, King John III, who died of fever in 1516. King of Navarre After the latest failed reconquest attempt of Navarre in 1516, John III died, followed by Catherine I's demise in her independent dependencies of Béarn (1517). Heir apparent Henry was proclaimed King of Navarre, and was lavishly crowned in Lescar. The title was also claimed by Ferdinand II of Aragon, who had invaded the realm in 1512 and usurped the title, and the claim was continued by his grandson Charles V. Henry II enjoyed the protection of Francis I of France. Henry II was thirteen when becoming King in February 1517, and his sister Anne of Navarre functioned as his ...
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Château De Pau
The Château de Pau ( en, Pau Castle, eu, Paueko gaztelua) is a castle in the centre of the city of Pau, the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Béarn. It dominates that quarter of the city. Henry IV of France and Navarre was born here on December 13, 1553, and it was once used by Napoleon as a holiday home during his period of power. The château has been classified as a '' Monument historique'' since 1840 by the French Ministry of Culture. Nowadays, as the Musée national du Château de Pau, it contains a collection of tapestries. History Origins Pau Castle was founded in the Middle Ages. First and foremost a military structure, it is a typical fortified castle built on top of the hill overlooking the Gave bounded by the Hédas ravine. Since its construction, the castle has taken on a symbolic importance: possessing a stockade of piles (''pau'', in Béarnese), it designates, by metonymy, the city itself. These piles, symbolizing loyalty and righteousness, are e ...
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Cour Majour
Cour is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Ajeet Cour (born 1934), Indian writer *Glenys Cour (born 1924), Welsh artist *Pierre Cour (1924–1995), French songwriter See also * Coursera (NYSE: COUR), American online education company * * Cours (other) * La Cour La Cour is a French-language surname meaning "the court". People with this surname include: *Ask la Cour, Danish ballet dancer *Emil La Cour (born 1991), Danish footballer *Janus la Cour (1837–1909), Danish painter *Lise la Cour (1944–2016), Dan ..., a surname * De la Cour, a surname {{surname ...
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Chambre Des Comptes Of Navarre
The Chambres des Comptes de Navarre, alias Cour des Comptes de NavarreBascle de Lagrèze (1851), p. 1(in French)/ref> ''(English: Court of Auditors of Navarre)'', was formed in April 1624 during the reign of Louis XIII through the act of merging the ''Chambre des Comptes of Pau'' with the ''Chambre des Comptes of Nérac'' into one entity. In 1691, it was merged into the Parliament of Navarre and Béarn in Pau. The First President and the two Presidents, became ''Président à mortiers'' in the Parliament. The ''Chambre des Comptes of Pau''Laussat (1871), p. 8(in French)/ref> and the ''Chambre des Comptes of Nérac'' were created at the same time by Henry II of Navarre on 4 January 1527,Laussat (1871), p. 16(in French)/ref> Chambre des Comptes in Pau The ''Chambre des Comptes in Pau'' was given responsibility for Lower Navarre Lower Navarre ( eu, Nafarroa Beherea/Baxenabarre; Gascon/Bearnese: ''Navarra Baisha''; french: Basse-Navarre ; es, Baja Navarra) is a traditional reg ...
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Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pau (, ) is a commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and prefecture of the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The city is located in the heart of the former sovereign principality of Béarn, of which it was the capital from 1464. Pau lies on the Gave de Pau, and is located from the Atlantic Ocean and from Spain. This position gives it a striking panorama across the mountain range of the Pyrenees, especially from its landmark "Boulevard des Pyrénées", as well as the hillsides of Jurançon. According to Alphonse de Lamartine, "Pau has the world's most beautiful view of the earth just as Naples has the most beautiful view of the sea." The site has been occupied since at least the Gallo-Roman era. However the first references to Pau as a settlement only occur in the first half of the 12th century. The town developed from the construction of its castle, likely from the 11th century by the Viscounts of Béarn, to protect the ford which ...
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Chancery Of Navarre
When the Kingdom of Navarre was united with France by the marriage of Philip IV of France with Joan I Queen Regnant of Navarre and Countess of Champagne on 16 August 1284, it kept the long existing Chancery of Navarre ''(French: Chancellerie de Navarre)''. The Kings of Navarre had private Chancellors dating back to ancient kings. Theobald II of Navarre had a Vice-Chancellor, according to letters dated 1259. In 1512, Ferdinand the Catholic, King of Aragon and son of John II of Aragon and Navarre, invaded the Kingdom of Navarre, beginning the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre, during the reign of Jean III d'Albret and Catherine de Foix-Béarn, and quickly conquered all of Upper Navarre and part of Lower Navarre. Jean III d'Albret tried to retake his kingdom, first in 1512, but failed despite French support, then again in 1516. Depressed by the defeats and adverse diplomatic results, he died at the castle of Esgouarrabaque in Monein, in Béarn, on 14 June 1516. His son, ...
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Parliament Of Navarre And Béarn
The Parliament of Navarre and Béarn ''(French: "Parlement de Navarre et de Béarn", alias "Parlement de Navarre séant à Pau", alias "Parlement de Pau")'' was created in 1620 out of the merger of the ''Conseil Souverain of Béarn'' and the ''Chancery of Navarre'', with its subordinated offices,Expilly (1763), p. 50(in French)/ref> by Louis XIII of France, following the incorporation of Béarn and Lower Navarre into the crown lands of France. It was composed of a first president ''(French: premier président)'' appointed by the king, seven ''présidents à mortier'', forty-six counsellors ''(French: conseillers)'', two attorneys general ''(French: avocat général)'', one prosecutor general ''(French: procureur général)''. It was initially divided into three ''Chambres'' called the First Bureau ''(French: Premier Bureau)'', Second Bureau ''(French: Second Bureau)'' and the ''Tournelle''. The ''Edict of 1691'' further merged the Chambre des Comptes of Navarre and the subordina ...
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Basque History
Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous community), an autonomous region of Spain * Northern Basque Country, in the western part of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques of France * Southern Basque Country, both the Basque Autonomous Community and Navarre Other uses * Basque (clothing), or old basque, an item of women's apparel * Basque (grape), a white wine grape See also * Basque cuisine, the cuisine of the Basque people * Basque music, the music of the Basque people * Basque conflict * List of people from the Basque Country * Port aux Basques Channel-Port aux Basques is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of Newfoundland fronting on the western end of the Cabot Strait. A Marine Atlantic ferry terminal is located in the town which is the primary entry point onto the island of Ne ...
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Legal History Of The Ancien Régime
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a group legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or established by judges through precedent, usually in common law jurisdictions. Private individuals may create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that adopt alternative ways of resolving disputes to standard court litigation. The creation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of relations between people. Legal systems vary between jurisdiction ...
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