301:, Diane was ousted from her central position and exiled from court, her removal left Bertrand the keeper of the seals vulnerable and he was soon removed from the privilege. Olivier was restored to the seals, granting him once more the powers of his office. Quickly into the new reign Olivier would find himself visiting the king every morning alongside Catherine and the Guise, counselling him on the business of the day.
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It was customary when a chancellor earned the kings ire to allow them to maintain their office while obliging them to part with the seals. In 1551 Olivier ceased to be the bearer of the seals as Jean
Bertrand assumed control of them and exercised his office for 8 years, however Olivier continued as
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Olivier assisted with the interrogation of the prisoners, admonishing them for daring to rebel against their king, informing some that while they deserved death the king in his clemency had decided to let them live. Olivier was hesitant to affix his seal to the orders that emanated from
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In 1559 upon the death of Henri II, Diane was disgraced, and her favourite removed from the seals. Olivier was summoned to resume the full chancellorship of France and found himself central once more to the administration of the young king. With the crisis of the
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the role of lieutenant-general so that he might suppress the crisis, however the order would be issued regardless. Olivier was in support of a change of royal policy towards
Protestants in the wake of the attempt, championing the
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Removed from office, Olivier retired to his estates for the rest of Henri's reign. As time went on Henri increasingly turned to
Olivier for advice and assistance. In 1558 with preparations being made for a conclusive end to the
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Jacques
Olivier and Madeleine Luiller who was of one of the most prestigious robe families in Paris. He began his career in the chanceries of various members of the French royal family.
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284:, Olivier was tasked by Henri with drawing up an analysis of the prior treaties of the wars, which would then be given to those negotiating this peace.
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Chancellor. The fiction of poor health was put forward to explain the removal of the seals from his possession. Bertrand was a client of
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in a way advantageous for royal authority. Tillet presented his report to
Olivier who then adapted it into a speech before
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was granted the regency in his absence. To assist her in governance a council of five was created, among whom was
Olivier.
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This was a small council composed of the leading nobles designed for directing the crown's policy direction. He served as
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and chancelleries of the royal family he was elevated to the prestigious role of
Chancellor of France upon the disgrace of
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authority in favour of the king. In 1551 he would have the seals of the office removed from him and given to
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to discuss unless they were granted a special commission. The body required with outrage to this speech.
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jurisdiction to cases of the peers of France, with affairs of state no longer a matter for the
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Olivier was a supporter of the crown's new direction, championing the
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377:. University of California Press.
164:François Olivier was the son of
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711:Court of Henry II of France
701:16th-century French lawyers
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400:Thompson, James (1909).
350:. Duke University Press.
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207:who had been arrested.
382:Salmon, J.H.M (1975).
691:Chancellors of France
337:Baird, Henry (1880).
311:Conspiracy of Amboise
293:Restoration to favour
182:conseil des affaires.
160:Early life and family
150:Conspiracy of Amboise
391:Shimizu, J. (1970).
357:Catherine de' Medici
288:Reign of François II
271:, Henri's mistress.
226:conseil des affaires
199:compliance with the
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325:Michel de l'Hôpital
309:In 1560 during the
233:Catherine de Medici
220:With the ascent of
172:Reign of François I
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269:Diane de Poitiers
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197:Jeanne d'Albret's
186:Premier Président
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124:under both
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638:Baird 1880
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126:François I
314:granting
244:Parlement
178:Président
134:Parlement
110:Parlement
299:Henri II
222:Henri II
216:New king
190:Toulouse
130:Henri II
331:Sources
262:Removal
248:Jean II
188:of the
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