The University of Dole was founded in 1423 by Philip the Good of Burgundy at

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in the

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(then a principality of the

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, but now in

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). It became a leading university in western Europe, historically notable for its teaching of canon and civil law.

History

From its foundation the university was student run, on the

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

model, but in 1613 the college of professors sent a formal deputy to the archdukes in

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, seeking to convert the University to a ''Magisteruniversität'' such as Louvain and

Douai Douai (, , ,; pcd, Doï; nl, Dowaai; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, Dou ...

. The archdukes issued edicts (1616-1618) with that intent, but the students would not have it, overtly repudiated the edicts, and boycotted the university.Mordechai Feingold (ed.), ''History of Universities'', vol. XVIII/2, (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2003), pp. 41-42. It is probable that the edicts were never enforced. In 1691

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, who had conquered the region in 1678, moved the university from Dole to

Besançon Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzer ...

where its successor is now known as the

University of Franche-Comté The University of Franche-Comté (UFC) is a pluridisciplinary public French university located in Besançon, Franche-Comté, with decentralized campuses in Belfort, Montbéliard, Vesoul and Lons-le-Saunier. It is a founding member of the comm ...

Notable faculty

* Henry Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim - lectured on

Johann Reuchlin Johann Reuchlin (; sometimes called Johannes; 29 January 1455 – 30 June 1522) was a German Catholic humanist and a scholar of Greek and Hebrew, whose work also took him to modern-day Austria, Switzerland, and Italy and France. Most of Reuchlin' ...

's ''De verbo mirifico'' (1509)

Notable alumni

* Wigle Aytta van Zwichem (1507-1577) –

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statesman and jurist, received his doctorate from Dole in 1526 * Otto von Truchsess von Waldburg (1514-1573) –

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Claude de La Baume Claude de La Baume (1534–1584) was a French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Claude de La Baume was born in Franche-Comté in 1534, the son of Claude de La Baume, baron of Saint-Sorlin, and his second wife, Guillemette d' Igny. H ...

(1534-1584) – cardinal and Archbishop of Besançon * Balthazar Gerards (1557-1584) – assassin of

William the Silent William the Silent (24 April 153310 July 1584), also known as William the Taciturn (translated from nl, Willem de Zwijger), or, more commonly in the Netherlands, William of Orange ( nl, Willem van Oranje), was the main leader of the Dutch Re ...

Jean-Baptiste Besard Jean-Baptiste Besard (c.1567 – c.1625) was a bisontin lutenist, composer and anthologist who lived and worked in the Holy Roman Empire.Julia Sutton: ''The Lute Instructions of Jean-Baptiste Besard'', in: ''The Musical Quarterly'' vol. 51, no. 2 ...

(1567-1625?) – Lawyer, Doctor of Medicine and Composer for the Lute * Antoine Brun (1599-1654) – diplomat * Jean-Bernard Knepper –

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of Luxemburg City 1693-1698

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References

* Beaune and D'Arbaumont, (1870) ''Les Universités de Franche-Comté: Gray, Dole, Besançon'' J. Marchand, Dijo
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* Theurot, J. (1992) "L'Université de Dole de sa fondation à son transfer à Besançon", in M. Gresset and F. Lassus (eds) ''Institutions et vie universitaire dans l'Europe d'hier et d'anjour d'hui. Actes du Colloque de l'Association interuniversitaire de l'Est'' Paris, pp. 25-44 1420s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire

1423 establishments in Europe

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