Parlement of Dole

The Parliament's seal.

The Parlement of Dole was the parlement for the County of Burgundy, set up at the end of the 14th century and active until 1676, when it moved to Besançon. It was the County's most important institution, ranking above its Estates and governors.

It was held in the now-lost palais du Parlement in the town of Dole, Jura, then the County's capital - the palais' site is now occupied by an 1883 covered market on Place Nationale.

History

The palais' former site.

From 1377 onwards Margaret I, Countess of Burgundy then her son count Louis II of Flanders summoned a parliament for the County of Burgundy at Dole - it had previously moved from town to town. In 1386 Philip II, Duke of Burgundy fixed the Parliament's seat as Dole and confirmed it as the County's capital.

In 1408 John the Fearless took the advice of Guy Arménier, bailiff of the Bailiwick of Aval, to move the Parliament to Besançon, but fierce opposition from its president Richard de Chancey forced him to reverse the decision. His son Philip the Good began building the palais for the Parliament in 1420, opening it two years later before 1200 guests.

Louis XI of France sacked Dole - in 1479 the Parliament moved to Salins and in 1490 Charles VIII of France reestablished it. The Parliament was suppressed in 1668 by Louis XIV, who based governors of the County in Besançon, only for him to reestablish it in 1674 and move it finally to the County's new capital of Besançon in 1676.

Prerogatives

Role and prerogatives

Conflicts with the governor

Functioning

Composition

It consisted of:

It was divided into two chambers.

Business

Most of its time was spent on trials. The parliamentary year lasted from 11 November (Martin of Tours's feast day) to 8 September (eve of the Nativity of the Virgin). It was divided up into four sessions, with a solemn closing ceremony for holidays and feast days. There were two audience days a week, Monday and Thursday.

There was a precise ceremonial ordering each day. Plenary sessions only took place for important judicial affairs or to discuss important political business.

Members

Jean Boyvin in the costume of President of the Parliament.

Notable members

Presidents (1422 - 1676)

President Gattinara.

From 1422 to 1493 the Parliament of Dole was linked with that of Burgundy.

  1. Gui Armenier (1422-1439)
  2. Jean Armenier (1439-1453)
  3. Etienne Armenier (1453-1454)
  4. Gérard de Plaine (1454-1462)
  5. Jean Jouard d'Eschevannes (1462-1477)
  6. Jean Jacquelin (1477-1484)
  7. Thomas de Plaine (1484-1493)
  8. Jacques Buchot (1494-1498)
  9. Jacques Gondrant (1498-1499)
  10. Charles de la Porte (1500-1502)
  11. Etienne de Thiard (1502-1507)
  12. Mercurin d'Arbois de Gattinara (1508-1517)
  13. Hugues Marmier (1517-1545)
  14. Pierre des Barres (1545-1565)
  15. Pierre Froissard de Seillières (1565-1575)
  16. Claude Boutechoux (1576-1592)
  17. Jean Froissard de Broissia (1592- 1595)
  18. Claude Jacquinot (Janvier-septembre 1598)
  19. Anatoile Galiot (1600-1604)
  20. Jean-Adrien Thomassin (1605-1631)
  21. Jean Boyvin (1639-1653)
  22. Claude-François Lullier (1653-1660)
  23. Antoine Michotey (1661-1664)
  24. Jean-Jacques Bonvalot (1665-1667)
  25. Claude Boyvin (17 au 25 juillet 1674)
  26. Claude Jacquot par intérim (1674-1675)
  27. Jean-Ferdinand Jobelot (1675-1676), last president, also first president of the Parliament of Besançon

From 1631 to 1639 there was no president and the parliament was suspended by Louis XIV and then Madrid from 1668 to 1674.

Prosecutors General of the Parliament (1500-1676)

Antoine Brun
  1. 1500 : Guillaume Thiebaud
  2. 1508 : Pierre de Vers
  3. 1530 : Guillaume de Boisset
  4. 1540 : Marin Benoist
  5. 1569 : Henri Camus
  6. 1588 : Luc de Saint-Mauris d'Augerans
  7. 1617 : Etienne Michotey
  8. 1622 : François Mairot
  9. 1627 : Claude Bassand
  10. 1632 : Antoine Brun
  11. 1646 : Jean-Simon Froissard
  12. 1655 : Etienne Dagai
  13. 1668 : Claude Reu

Advocates-general of the Parliament (1500-1676)

Parliamentary families

From 1386 to 1676 counsellors and presidents were provided by the major families of:

References (in French)

  1. ↑ Maurice Cresset, « Le parlement de Franche-Comté dans ses villes XVIe – XVIIe siècles », in Les parlements et la vie de la cité (XVIe – XVIIe siècles), Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre, coll. « Hors collection », 25 October 2018 (ISBN 979-10-240-1084-7), p. 231–247
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  5. ↑ Finot, Jules (1886). Un complice de Ravaillac arrêté à Bruxelles en 1616: notice et documents publiés. L. Quarré. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  6. ↑ Saint-Allais, Nicolas Viton de (1813). La France législative, ministérielle, judiciaire et administrative, sous les quatre dynasties: contenant la chronologie historique des régens, premiers ministres, ministres et secrétaires d'Etat, conseillers d'Etat,... jusqu'en 1813. Et une chronologie historique des Etats Généraux et Assemblées législatives, qui ont eu lieu depuis l'origine de la Monarchie jusqu'à nos jours, avec la nomenclature des députés, législateurs et sénateurs qui ont assisté à ces assemblées. Ouvrage indispensable à tout fonctionnaire public. P. Didot l'aîné. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  7. ↑ Charnage, François Ignace Dunod de (1740). Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du Comté de Bourgogne: contenans l'idée générale de la noblesse & le nobiliaire dudit Comté, l'histoire des comtes de Borgogne, des maisons de Valois & d'Autriche, de l'administration de la justice, de son parlement & de sa réunion au Royaume de France, l'histoire de toutes les révolutions & faits remarquable arrivés en cette province jusqu'au tems present (in French). Chez Jean-Baptiste Charmet. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  8. ↑ Sylvain Pidoux de la Maluere, Les officiers au souverain parlement de Dole et leur famille, Paris, 1961.

Bibliography (in French)