Siège_présidial

Presidial court

Presidial court

French judicial authorities, 1551–1790

The presidial courts (French: présidiaux; singular présidial) were judicial courts of the Kingdom of France set up in January 1551 by Henry II of France with jurisdiction between the parlements and the bailiwicks.[1] They were suppressed by a decree of the National Constituent Assembly in 1790.

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    "Présidial | French court".


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