The council of 1477 or 1478, also known as the "Assembly of the clergy of France", was a

synod A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word ''wikt:synod, synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin ...

of French Bishops of the

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, summoned by King

Louis XI Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (french: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revol ...

. Its primary object was to arrange a holy war against the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

.Adolphe-Charles Peltier, ''Dictionnaire universel et complet des conciles tant généraux que particuliers, des principaux synodes diocésains et des autres assemblées ecclésiastiques les plus remarquables'', vol. 2, Paris, Jacques-Paul Migne, 1847 (lire en ligne), p. 199.

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