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.
Statements (46)
| 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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