Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts

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title: Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts
text: The Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts is an extensive piece of reform legislation signed into law by Francis I of France on August 10, 1539, in the city of Villers-Cotterêts and the oldest French legislation still used partly by French courts. Largely the work of Chancellor Guillaume Poyet, the legislative edict had 192 articles and dealt with a number of government, judicial and ecclesiastical matters.
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description: Statute that mandated the use of French for all legal actions
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date modified: 2024-04-08T19:00:30Z
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