"Louis le Hutin" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Parliament of Paris and the various courts of the kingdom—between the counts and the Parliament, and between the latter and the King, which, without lessening the dignity of the crown, gradually tended to increase the influence which the judges possessed. Immediately on the accession of Louis le Hutin, in 1314, a reaction commenced—the higher clergy re-entered Parliament; but Philippe le Long took care that the laity should be in a majority, and did not allow that in his council of State the titled councillors should be more numerous than the lawyers. The latter succeeded ...
— Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period • Paul Lacroix |
