Bailliage Text

Dublin Core

Title

Bailliage

Relation

https://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/1063/

Identifier

1063

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Text

Old regime law court for civil and criminal cases as well as the jurisdiction under its control. In most of the south, the equivalent institution was called the sénéchaussée. These jurisdictions elected deputies to the Estates-General.

Citation

“Bailliage,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/1063.