Parlement de Bordeaux
Item
Country
FR
Name of institution (English)
Gironde Departmental Archives
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
fra
Contact information: postal address
72 cours Balguerie-Stuttenberg, 33300 Bordeaux
Contact information: phone number
0033 (0)556996600
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
Reference number
1 B
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Bordeaux Parliament
Title (official language of the state)
Parlement de Bordeaux
Language of title
fra
Creator / accumulator
Bordeaux Parliament
Date(s)
1027/1790
Language(s)
fra
Extent
252.30 linear metres (1836 storage units)
Type of material
Textual Material
Scope and content
The Parlement de Bordeaux collection comprises documentation produced by the Parliament of Bordeaux. It includes registers of edicts, letters, and other royal declarations (1 B-58), two collections of trials (approximately 1 B 59-1600 and 1 B 1600-1800), and other collections, classified by the respective parliamentarian chamber.
Some of these documents relate to the French Sephardic community, namely:
1 B 13: In 1550, King Henri II (1519-59) authorised Portuguese New Christians to live in France. However, the order was only effective after it was registered by local parliaments. This collection offers information on the fact that, in Bordeaux, the order was not put in place immediately. The possible reasons that explain this delay are different: the city could be making a statement of independence against the will of the Crown, or it could also be the result of local religious tensions in Bordeaux. Nevertheless, it was only in March 1574 that the Parliament of Bordeaux declared that the Portuguese merchants were not the be threatened with the risk of being expelled from the city.
1 B 13, fols. 182v-183, November 1574: Two decrees issued by King Henri III (1551-89), directed to the Sénéchal and to the Parliament of Bordeaux. Although the king did not particularly refer to New Christians, he warned against attempts to undermine the security of a certain group of merchants because of their personal lives. The order implied they were free from any inquisitorial investigation. The documentation specifically contains references to some Portuguese conversos, namely Diego Mendes Dias and Simon Meira, who requested the registration of these ordinances by King Henri III to the Parlement of Bordeaux.
Some of these documents relate to the French Sephardic community, namely:
1 B 13: In 1550, King Henri II (1519-59) authorised Portuguese New Christians to live in France. However, the order was only effective after it was registered by local parliaments. This collection offers information on the fact that, in Bordeaux, the order was not put in place immediately. The possible reasons that explain this delay are different: the city could be making a statement of independence against the will of the Crown, or it could also be the result of local religious tensions in Bordeaux. Nevertheless, it was only in March 1574 that the Parliament of Bordeaux declared that the Portuguese merchants were not the be threatened with the risk of being expelled from the city.
1 B 13, fols. 182v-183, November 1574: Two decrees issued by King Henri III (1551-89), directed to the Sénéchal and to the Parliament of Bordeaux. Although the king did not particularly refer to New Christians, he warned against attempts to undermine the security of a certain group of merchants because of their personal lives. The order implied they were free from any inquisitorial investigation. The documentation specifically contains references to some Portuguese conversos, namely Diego Mendes Dias and Simon Meira, who requested the registration of these ordinances by King Henri III to the Parlement of Bordeaux.
Administrative / Biographical history
The Parliament of Bordeaux was founded in the 15th century, after the conquest of the province of Aquitaine.
In the early 18th century, this parliament was one of twelve sovereign provincial courts that dispensed justice on behalf of the king. It was a court of last appeal for all the royal and seigniorial courts in the region.
Such as all other French Parliaments, it counted on a Grand'Chambre to deal with the most important cases and political issues, the Chambre de la Tournelle for criminal cases, and the Chambre des enquêtes (House of Inquiry) for civil law cases.
The principle of venality was applied to these positions, that is to say, most had guaranteed the possibility of ownership of their office and the ability to pass it on to their heirs.
In the early 18th century, this parliament was one of twelve sovereign provincial courts that dispensed justice on behalf of the king. It was a court of last appeal for all the royal and seigniorial courts in the region.
Such as all other French Parliaments, it counted on a Grand'Chambre to deal with the most important cases and political issues, the Chambre de la Tournelle for criminal cases, and the Chambre des enquêtes (House of Inquiry) for civil law cases.
The principle of venality was applied to these positions, that is to say, most had guaranteed the possibility of ownership of their office and the ability to pass it on to their heirs.
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Access points: persons, families
Access points: subject terms
Access points: document types
System of arrangement
The fonds is organised by types of documents. Series are mostly organised chronologically.
Finding aids
Available for consultation in the reading room:
A summary in Excel file format, concerning the entire collection of the Parliament currently listed in sub-series 1 B.
The detailed printed inventory of 1 B 1-58, including the registration of edicts, letters, and other royal declarations (1925).
A printed alphabetical table of the names of places, people, and subjects, for 1 B 1-58.
Printed tables of place names and subjects relating to the trials from 1635 to 1790, as well as the period 1700-1790.
Detailed printed inventory of judgments in chronological order for the period 1463-1790.
Links to finding aids
Author of the description
Kevin Soares, 2023
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