The University of Valence was founded 26 July 1452, by letters patent from the Dauphin Louis, afterwards
Louis XI of France
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 revo ...
, in a move to develop the city of
Valence
Valence or valency may refer to:
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, then part of his domain of
Dauphiné. It existed until the
French Revolution.
History
Pope Pius II approved its erection in the
papal bull of 3 May 1459. In February 1541, the Canon
Pierre Morel opened a college for thirteen poor students.
In the 16th century, Valence was famous for its teaching of law, entrusted to Italian professors or to those who had studied in Italy. The Portuguese jurist
António de Gouveia taught at Valence, 1554–55; the French jurist,
Jacques Cujas (1522–90), from December 1557 to 1559; and
François Hotman from the end of 1562 until August 1568. It was at the instigation of Hotman that Bishop
Jean de Monluc obtained from
Charles IX of France the Edict of 8 April 1565, which united the
University of Grenoble
The Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA, French: meaning "''Grenoble Alps University''") is a public research university in Grenoble, France. Founded in 1339, it is the third largest university in France with about 60,000 students and over 3,000 resea ...
with Valence.
Cujas again filled a chair at Valence, August 1567–1575; he had among his auditors
Joseph Justus Scaliger, the historian
Jacques Auguste de Thou, and the jurist
Pierre Pithou. At this time, the university was known for its "
Protestant tendencies". Hotman was a determined Protestant; Cujas passed from Protestantism to
Catholicism, but it is doubtful if his conversion was inspired entirely from religious motives. Consequently, in 1575, Montluc founded at Valence a college of
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, founders ...
s, but this was of short duration.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the University of Valence was of only minor importance. From 1738 to 1764, its transfer to Grenoble was contemplated but this project was abandoned. Its operations ceased at the time of the French Revolution.
See also
*
List of medieval universities
References
*Fournier, ''Statuts et privileges des universités de France'', III (Paris, 1892), 361-412;
*Nadal, ''Histoire de l'université de Valence'' (Valence, 1861).
External links
''Catholic Encyclopedia'' article
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1452 establishments in Europe
1450s establishments in France
Defunct universities and colleges in France
Educational institutions established in the 15th century
Year of disestablishment missing