The former Parliament of Normandy in Rouen !

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In my nostalgic saga of my family visits to wonderful places in my belle France, we found one sublime City, Take your time to visit Rouen, it is sublime to say the least and of course , a must to visit, The gorgeous city in the Seine-Maritime dept 76 of the region of Normandie. We have come here often many times, and glad to finally be back again, this time from the Morbihan breton ! . I have my wonderful memories with family visits and even if we are fewer today, the memories lingered forever, I like to tell you about the former Parliament of Normandy in Rouen ! ,Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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The Parliament of Normandy, also called Parliament of Rouen, is a parliament of the Old Regime (monarchy). Erected as a sovereign court and made sedentary in Rouen by an ordinance of Louis XII in April 1499, the name of this court was changed from exchequer into that of parliament by François I on his accession in 1515. When the Exchequer Court was made perpetual, it was divided into two chambers, one for judging in the morning and the other for the afternoon. This second chamber was later called the first of the inquiries. The Tournelle chamber, responsible for criminal cases, was built in 1519 and the vacation chamber was not established until 1547. Until October 1, 1506, the Parliament of Normandy held its sessions at the Château de Rouen, then in the palace whose construction had been begun as early as 1499 and which was however not completed until long after.

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Several kings of France held beds of justice in the parliament of Normandy. Charles VIII held one on April 27, 1485 and confirmed the privileges of Normandy there. Louis XII came there accompanied by the principal officers of his court on October 24, 1508. On August 2, 1517, François Ier held there, accompanied by Chancellor Duprat and several officers of his court, a bed of justice. In January 1518 he granted the Parliament of Normandy the same privileges enjoyed by that of Paris, and by another edict of the following February he granted it a temporary exemption from the backbench. On October 8, 1550, Henry II held a lit de justice in the parliament of Rouen, accompanied by cardinals, the King of Navarre Henry II, several dukes, the Constable Anne de Montmorency, the Admiral, the Duke of Longueville, Chancellor Olivier , and several other lords. Charles IX had himself declared of age there, being accompanied by Chancellor Michel de L’Hospital. chamber of requests of the palace. It was in the Parliament of Normandy that the general assemblies of the deputies of the various courts and other notables were held from 1728 for public affairs, as well as for the needs of hospitals and other necessities. The Rouen courthouse, former Exchequer of Normandy, The Palais de justice or courthouse is one of the only achievements of civil Gothic architecture from the end of the Middle Ages in France. A sign of the times, the broad façade of the building is monumental, The current Palais de Justice or courthouse is the former Parliament of Normandy !

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The City of Rouen palais de justice or courthouse today: https://rouen.fr/palais-de-justice

The Normandy region former parliament of Normandy (palais de justice): https://en.normandie-tourisme.fr/museums-and-heritage-sites/parlement-de-normandie-palais-de-justice/

There you go folks, a historical fact right in city center Rouen, the former Parliament of Normandy. One of the places to see in wonderful Rouen. Again, hope you enjoy the post as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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