The Sovereign Council of Navarre and Béarn () was created by

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 1 ...

Laussat (1871), p. 16
(in French)
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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 ...

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 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 ''Cha ...

''("Parlement de Navarre et Béarn")'' in Pau. The registers of the ''Conseil Souverain of Navarre and Béarn'' for the period 1547 until 1620 are held ''Archives Départementales des Pyrénées-Atlantiques'' in Pau.

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