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    Gévaudan in 1258, the County of Melgueil (Mauguiò) in 1293, the Lordship of Montpellier in 1349 and the Viscounty of Narbonne in 1507. The territory falling...
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  • of Paris. Charles Marie de Barbeyrac, (Marquis of Saint-Maurice), deputy of the nobility of the sénéchaussée of Montpellier. Pierre-Louis Barbou (?-...
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    Dieppe Valence Beaugency Saint-Jean-d'Angély Le Havre Grenoble Auxerre Montpellier Mâcon Le Mans Nîmes Pau Agen Orange Vienne Romans Le Puy Montauban Béziers...
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    of Occitania are (population as of 2017[update]): Toulouse (479,553) Montpellier (285,121) Nîmes (150,610) Perpignan (120,158) Béziers (77,177) Montauban...
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    register the edict in its intended form. Beneath the parlement of Dijon the sénéchaussée of Mâcon hesitated before registering the edict, apprehensive that it...
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    prosecution to clear the backlog of cases. The Catholic dominated parlement, sénéchaussée and vigurie (two lesser courts responsible for policing and security)...
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    1614. On 26 March 1789 Jessé was elected to the Estates-General by the sénéchaussée Béziers, to serve as a deputy of the nobility. The Estates-General soon...
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    influence on the city. Therefore, Fourquevaux was only able to stay in the sénéchaussée for a couple months before being obliged to leave. This meant he was...
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  • Viennois 1349: purchase for the kingdom of France of the seigneurie of Montpellier from James III of Majorca, the dispossessed king of Majorca, for 120...
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    the king or his representative, usually the lieutenant général or the sénéchaussée. For example, in 1567, when Maixent Poitevin was mayor, king Henry III...
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