Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts
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ordinance-of-villers-cotter-ts-293-587754
title:
Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts
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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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Statute that mandated the use of French for all legal actions
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinance_of_Villers-Cotter%C3%AAts
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2024-04-08T19:00:30Z
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