Exchequer of Normandy
The Salle de l’Échiquier, built in the 12th century in the château de Caen.
The new Parlement de Normandie in Rouen, which replaced the old exchequer of Normandy in 1508.
The Exchequer of Normandy (Échiquier de Normandie) or Exchequer of Rouen (Échiquier de Rouen) was the sovereign court of Normandy, set up by Rollo, first duke of Normandy, at the start of the 10th century.
The Exchequer of Normandy was later superseded by the Parliament of Normandy in 1508.
Sources
- Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers by Diderot & d’Alembert, vol. 5, p. 260.
References
- Amable Floquet, Essai historique sur l'Échiquier de Normandie, Rouen, Édouard Frère, 1840.
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