Seigneurial Estates and Royal Taxation in Late Medieval France (14th–16th centuries)

1. Hundred Years’ War drives new fiscal pressures

   Jan 1, 1337Labels: Hundred Years', Seigneurial Economy, French Crown

   • Britannica
   • Britannica HYW

2. Permanent royal salt taxation expands the gabelle

   Mar 16, 1341Labels: Gabelle, French Crown, Salt Monopoly

   • Gabelle

3. Estates-General seeks fiscal oversight in wartime

   Mar 3, 1357Labels: Estates-General, French Crown, Fiscal Reform

   • Grande ordonnance
   • Britannica Estates

4. Jacquerie peasant revolt erupts amid dues and taxes

   May 21, 1358Labels: Jacquerie, Peasant Revolt, Nobility

   • Britannica Jacquerie

5. Pragmatic Sanction strengthens crown’s leverage over Church

   Jul 7, 1438Labels: Pragmatic Sanction, Charles VII, French Church

   • Pragmatic Sanction

6. Taille becomes permanent to fund standing forces

   Jan 1, 1439Labels: Taille, French Crown, Direct Tax

   • Taille FR

7. Compagnies d’ordonnance formalize a standing army

   Nov 2, 1439Labels: Compagnies d'ordonnance, French Crown, Standing Army

   • Compagnies
   • Taille FR

8. Francs-archers created with exemptions from the taille

   Apr 28, 1448Labels: Francs-archers, Parish Militia, Taille Exemptions

   • Franc archers

9. Louis XI expands revenue through the taille and other taxes

   Jan 1, 1461Labels: Louis XI, Taille, Royal Revenue

   • Louis XI finance

10. Estates-General of 1484 fails to restore regular tax consent

    Jan 1, 1484Labels: Estates-General 1484, French Crown, Tax Consent

    • Britannica Estates

11. Concordat of Bologna reshapes church revenues and appointments

    Aug 18, 1516Labels: Concordat of, French Crown, Catholic Church

    • Britannica Bologna

12. Salt-tax extension sparks the Revolt of the Pitauds

    Aug 21, 1548Labels: Revolt of, Gabelle Extension, Salt Smuggling

    • Pitauds

13. Wars of Religion intensify fiscal strain and rural hardship

    Mar 1, 1562Labels: Wars of, Rural Hardship, Taxation

    • Britannica Wars

14. Edict of Nantes ends major civil conflict, enabling fiscal rebuilding

    Apr 13, 1598Labels: Edict of, Henry IV, Fiscal Rebuilding

    • Britannica Nantes