Centralization of the French Parlements

Timeline

1. 1440–1443Paris Parlement · ParisAfter recovering Paris, Charles VII rebuilt royal and parlementary authority; the Paris parlement once again became the kingdom's highest court of appeal and center for registering royal edicts, standing above local judicial bodies.
2. 1444–1447France · FranceThe tradition that royal edicts took legal effect only after registration by the parlement was institutionalized; the king constrained parlementary resistance through control of appointments and forced registration (lit de justice), bringing the legislative-judicial process into the framework of royal power.
3. 1445–1449Toulouse · OccitanieProvincial parlements at Grenoble, Toulouse, and elsewhere gradually resumed operations after the recovery; their adjudicatory and registration powers were supervised by the Paris Parlement and the crown, and the judicial privileges of the local nobility were further curtailed.