Chambres de Réunion

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Chambres de Réunion were special French courts under Louis XIV that used expansive legal claims to justify the annexation of territories to France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French royal court
special court
appliesToJurisdiction France NERFINISHED
border territories of France
contributedTo Nine Years' War NERFINISHED
War of the Reunions NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
creator Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
dissolved 1684
fieldOfWork feudal law
international law
public law
followedBy formal diplomatic recognition of some annexations
hasEffect de facto expansion of French sovereignty
undermining of imperial authority in the Holy Roman Empire
hasPart Chambre de Réunion de Besançon NERFINISHED
Chambre de Réunion de Breisach NERFINISHED
Chambre de Réunion de Metz NERFINISHED
headOfGovernment Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod reign of Louis XIV NERFINISHED
inception 1679
languageOfWorkOrName French
legalBasis expansive interpretation of feudal and treaty rights
location Besançon NERFINISHED
Breisach NERFINISHED
Metz NERFINISHED
namedAfter réunion (legal concept of reunion of fiefs)
opposedBy Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
partOf French monarchy NERFINISHED
policy of Réunions
purpose expand French frontiers to so‑called natural borders
justify French territorial annexations
replacedBy Treaty‑based settlements after the Truce of Ratisbon
significantEvent Truce of Ratisbon (1684) NERFINISHED
timePeriod late 17th century
usedBy Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
usedFor annexation of Alsace territories
annexation of Casale
annexation of Luxembourg territories
annexation of Saar and Palatinate territories
annexation of Strasbourg
annexation of parts of Lorraine
usedLegalConcept interpretation of earlier peace treaties such as Westphalia and Nijmegen
reversion of fiefs to suzerain

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Reunions policy of Louis XIV legalInstrument Chambres de Réunion