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Fueros of Navarre

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

The Fueros of Navarre were the laws of the Kingdom of Navarre until 1841, tracing their origin to the Early Middle Ages and to Basque customary law from across the western Pyrenees. They functioned as a kind of constitution, regulating the social order and defining the position of the king, the nobility and judicial procedure, so that royal decisions had to conform to the provisions the charters set out. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Era
Era (category)
Medieval / Pre-1500 1
Legal Status
Legal Status (category)
Historical / No Longer in Force 1
Sources
1. Fueros of Navarre (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph
    The first such written document goes back to 1238. The next codifications are attested by modifications or amendments (amejoramientos) dated to 1330 and 1419. After 1512, Navarre was divided into two, with Upper Navarre a part of
  • In Group: Fuero, lead paragraph identifies the laws as the fueros of the Kingdom of Navarre
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