Statutes of the University of Paris

Timeline

1. 1228–1229Paris · Île-de-FranceMasters and students of the University of Paris collectively struck and left Paris after conflicts with city authorities and royal guards, continuing to teach in Reims, Angoulême, and elsewhere; university operations halted, prompting intervention by the papal court and the French crown.
2. 1229Paris · Île-de-FrancePope Gregory IX dispatched a papal legate to negotiate with the French crown, the Bishop of Paris, and university representatives, coordinating terms for the return of masters and students, disputes over judicial jurisdiction, and demands for university autonomy, paving the way for formal statutes.
3. 1229Paris · Île-de-FranceThe papal legate issued the Statutes of the University of Paris, confirming masters' and students' privilege of exemption from secular courts, regulating examinations and degree conferral in the four faculties (theology, law, medicine, and arts), and establishing a university congregation; on this basis masters and students returned to Paris to resume teaching.