University of Paris

Timeline

1. c. 1150–1200Left Bank, Paris · Île-de-FranceThe community of masters and students separated from the schools of Notre-Dame; in 1200 Philip II granted a charter establishing academic privileges and judicial exemption, laying the framework for medieval university autonomy.
2. 1200–1300Paris · FranceIn the 13th century the University of Paris became the center of European theology and philosophy; colleges were divided by discipline, and the degree system and tradition of disputation attracted scholars from across Europe, where scholasticism was systematized.
3. c. 1300–1378Paris · FranceAround the 1310s, with the papacy resident at Avignon, the University of Paris maintained its academic authority but became embroiled in disputes between ecclesiastical and secular jurisdiction; the 1310 heresy trial of Templar leader Jacques de Molay (Templier) illustrates its political influence.