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Estates General of 1593

TheEstates General of 1593was a national meeting of the three orders of France that met from January to August 1593. Unlike any other Estates General of France, it was convoked without the authority of a king, at the behest ofduke of Mayenne, lieutenant-general of the kingdomfor the rebelCatholicligue(league)movement, which controlled Paris and many other cities. The Catholicliguehad reformed in 1584 to oppose the succession to the throne ofthe Protestant king of Navarre.They proposed the candidacy ofCardinal Bourbon,Navarre's Catholic uncle. In 1589, the king died, and while royalists recognised Navarre as Henri IV,ligueur(leaguer) controlled areas instead recognised Bourbon as Charles X. In 1590, Bourbon died, leaving theliguewithout a king. Manyligueurnobles were happy without a king, but pressure was brought to bear on Mayenne, and by late 1592 he agreed to convoke an Estates General to elect a new one. This Estates would not be recognised by Henri.

1580s Engraving of theLouvrepalace at which the Estates met

The Estates assembled from the limited areas theliguecontrolled in January 1593, their arrival impeded by the forces of Henri. He did however recognise the danger in their electing a king, and therefore reached out to entreat with the Estates, a prospect which was agreed to over the objections of radical members of the Estates. The resulting conference at Suresnes on 27 April produced a short truce, and the occasion of Henri's announcement of his planned conversion to Catholicism in mid May. Meanwhile, at the Estates, the Spanish allies of theliguesort to impose the king of España's daughterknown as the Infantaas the queen of France, proposing firstthe Austrian Archduke Ernst,and when this was received poorly proposing instead a French prince,the duke of Guise.To aid their project they attempted to distribute bribes, but these were poorly received. The Spanish proposals aroused the displeasure of the legal-minded members of the Estates, who walked out in June in protest. TheParlement(highest court of France) of Paris subsequently declared that Salic Law (succession through the male line) was inviable, and foreign princes were illegible for the French throne. By now the momentum was against the Spanish, and even with the ambassador proposing French princes, neither the Second or Third Estate felt they had the authority to elect a king. The Estates' final business would be to ratify the adoption of theTridentine Decrees,with its final meeting on 8 August before it was prorogued by Mayenne.

Kingdom without a king

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CatholicLigue

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Medal featuringCardinal Bourbonas king Charles X of France

In July 1584 kingHenri III'sbrotherAlençondied, leaving the king's distant Protestant cousinthe king of Navarreas heir to the throne. This was seized upon as unacceptable by a certain segment of the Catholic nobility, led bythe duke of Guisewho reformed theCatholicligue(league)to oppose his succession. The Catholicliguesettled on Navarre's Catholic uncleCardinal Bourbonas their candidate to succeed Henri.[1]Bourbon was an aged man, and has been considered a 'stopgap' candidate for the throne.[2]In 1589 Henri was assassinated and theliguedeclared Bourbon the king as Charles X (though he was in the captivity of Navarre, who now styled himself Henri IV).[3]Bourbon would however die before being released from captivity on 9 May 1590, leaving theliguewithout a king to oppose Henri.[4]

Candidates

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Engraving ofthe duke of Mayenne

Among many elements of theligue,attentions therefore turned to the prospect of an Estates General to select a new king. There were many candidates that recommended themselves to factions of theligue.thelieutenant-generalof the kingdom for theliguethe duke of Mayennefavoured himself for the role, while his nephewthe young duke of Guisewas popular among Parisianligueurs(leaguers).[5]Manyligueurnobles were entirely uninterested in who was king, happy with any candidate who would possess weak central authority that could not impede on their fiefdom building in the civil war-wracked provinces.[6]

A small radical faction of theliguewas open to the possibility of being ruled by a foreign prince,Felipe II of Españaor a relative of his being the top candidates.[5]The Spanish were naturally keen on this arrangement, and pushed for the candidacy of Felipe's daughter with his wifeElisabeth de Valois,the Infanta.[6]

The leadingligueurtheorists argued that a king could only have the right to rule if they followed the correct laws and other prerequisites. Therefore, in the absence of such a candidate presently, it was the duty of the Estates and the Pope to solve the problem by electing a king.[7]

Plans for convocation

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Abortive efforts

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Spanish governor of Nederland,the duke of Parma

There had been desires in theligueurcamp for the convoking of an Estates General since at least 1591 when it had been first planned for one to meet.[8]Mayenne made several abortive plans during this period for Estates, proposing variously Paris, Melun and Orléans to host them, but always cancelling them before the plans could advance significantly.[9]In June 1592 summons had even gone out for the hosting of an Estates, to be held at Reims, with some elections held and even a couple of delegates arriving in the city before Mayenne decided to cancel it. He reasoned that it was too close to the border with theSpanish Nederlandand therefore the Spanish commanderthe duca di Parmawould be able to easily impose himself on it by force of arms.[10]España, keen to see an arrangement involving the Infanta endorsed by theliguepushed Mayenne to convoke it. An exchange is reported involving Mayenne and theligueurmayor of Paris in November of that year, in which Mayenne frustratedly asked La Chapelle Marteau what the people wanted, and the mayor replied that they desired a king.[11]

Mayenne was also under pressure from theParlementwhich urged Mayenne to seek Henri's conversion so that he could become their king, and if he would not convert to proceed with the election of an alternate king.[12]Mayenne rebuffed theParlement,arguing that conversion was not sufficient for Henri to have a right to the throne, and that Papal approval was also required. He therefore reluctantly conceded to the alternate proposal (and that of the Spanish) to convoke the Estates. To this end in the Autumn of 1592 he gave permission for elections to take place.[6][13]In December of that year, Mayenne invited the Catholic princes who had rallied to Henri to attend the Estates, as observers. He was relieved also, to learn of the death of Parma, which he felt made the chance that España would dominate the Estates, less likely.[14][10]

Election of the deputies

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The localliguecouncils distributed across France operated largely independently of Paris in the conduct of their affairs. An exception to this arrangement was made for the selection of delegates for the Estates General, which was instead centrally directed from Paris.[15]

Deputies were mainly dispatched to the Estates from regions in which theligueheld secure authority. Therefore, from Guyenne only inPoitouandPérigueuxcouldligueurdeputies be brought to the capital. By contrast in ChampagneTroyes,Chaumont,Sens,MeauxandMézièresprovided deputies.[16][17][18]

Henri was vigorously campaigning against theliguein early 1593,the duke of Bouillonwas campaigning for him in Champagne,the duke of Neverswas occupying Beauce andJean VI d'Aumonthad been tasked with entering Bretagne to combattheligueurduke of Mercœur.It was in this difficult circumstance that the deputies had to travel to the capital.[19]

Alongside the physical impediments to be found on the road, many potential deputies were also dissuaded from attending to the technically illegal nature of the Estates, which had not been convoked by a legitimate king.[13]

The prospective deputies would find many of their roads blocked in their attempts to make it to Paris. To combat this they took to disguising themselves, in hopes of slipping past royalist blockades. Despite this, many would face arrest by royal soldiers, alongside other merchants who happened to be passing in the direction of Paris.[19][20]

In Bourgogne, one of Mayenne's chief clients from Dijon, Étienne Bernard would be selected as a delegate for the Estates.[21]To ensure the Dijon delegation could reach Paris,Jean de Saulxwould be entrusted with providing them an armed escort.[19]Ligueurclergy prayed for the safety of the delegates on the road to Paris.[20]

Turnout

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In total 128 deputies would make it to Paris for the 1593 Estates, a far lower turnout than1588when the nobility alone had provided 180 deputies.[18][17]In total the prior two Estates had each reached around 400 deputies.[13]These deputies would break down as follows: 49 members of the First Estate (clergy), 24 members of the Second Estate (nobility) and 55 members of the Third Estate (commons).[19]The particularly weak showing from the nobility, demonstrates their hesitance by this period to associate with theligue.The provinces were represented unevenly: 24% of the deputies were from the Île de France, Bourgogne provided 16%, the Orléanais 12%, Champagne 11% and Normandie 10%.[9]Only 2% of the deputies were from regions such as Guyenne, Dauphiné and Bretagne.[22]

Estate composition

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Of the deputies elected for the First Estate, there would be 13 bishops, among whom three were recent appointees to their bishopric by Mayenne.Pellevé, the archbishop of ReimsandÉpinac, the archbishop of Lyonwere elected asprésidentsof the Estate.[23]The First Estate delegation from Paris was particularly hardlineligueurin view.[24]

Among the Second Estate deputies was theligueurgovernor of Orléans,Claude de La Châtre.[22]

The Third Estate deputies were divided betweenParlementairessuch as Du Vair, Le Maistre, and Masparault, andligueurParisians from theSeizewho had originally planned to be in attendance at the 1591 Estates, such as Neuilly, Dorléans and Roland.[25]TheParlementairesof Paris were significantly more politique in inclination. Therefore, in contrast to the Estates of 1588, it would be Paris that was overall a moderating influence on the more radical deputies from the provinces.[26]

Cahiers

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Before arriving in the capital, the deputies drew up their lists of grievances that they wished to be addressed by the Estates, known ascahiers.Of these only a handful survive, three for the Third Estate (Troyes,ReimsandRouen) and only one for the First Estate (Auxerre).[19]

The sole survivingcahiersbelong to the First Estate comes from Auxerre. In theircahiers,they argued that both España and the Papacy would give their approval to the correct candidate to be made king, and that España would provide the king's daughter, known as the Infanta to marry to the chosen man. Salic Law, they argued, was to be temporarily suspended for the purposes of the moment, but would be reinstated when the crisis had passed.[24][27]

Thecahiersfor both Reims and Rouen both stressed the importance that a Catholic king be elected. Reims continued that the noble governors of provinces be restricted in their purview so that they had no authority over fiscal and judicial matters. Moreover, venal office was to be suppressed and any offices created by the hated Henri III abolished.[28]Thecahiersof Rouen argued that the traditional liberties of Rouen, must be preserved by the new king.[24]Reims and Troyes both made sure to mention that the Catholic king would be French.[24]Those of Troyes combined the importance that Henri be discounted as king (even if he converted), with the need for financial and administrative reform. Henri's Catholic relations were also to be excluded. They proposed that each province dispatch several commissioners who would be allowed to sit on the royal council, and that all new taxes established since the reign ofLouis XIIbe revoked and going forward any new tax would need to be signed off on by the Estates.[19][27]

Allcahierstook it as a given that Protestantism would be extirpated in France.[29]

Of thecahiersthat we lack a record of, the diary ofPierre de l'Estoileoffers a hint at what they contained. He speaks of deputies from Orléans concerned for the resumption of trade on the Loire. According to L'Estoile this was also a matter of concern for those ofAmiensandAbbeville.These deputies desired an audience with Mayenne to discuss their concerns, but were unable to attain it.[30]

In session

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Opening address

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Cardinal Pellevé

On 26 January the Estates were opened at the Louvre in thesalle des États.[31]The location was symbolic, adjacent to the vacant king's apartments on the first floor of the building.[32]Mayenne gave the opening address of the Estates, stressing the importance of establishing a Catholic king for France.[6]He praised theliguefor the work they had done to save France since 1588 and announced his willingness to lay down his life in protection of the Catholic religion and state.[33]Mayenne was not a gifted orator, and his muttered address was barely heard by the assembled delegates. His speech was followed by one given by Cardinal Pellevé who argued in support of Felipe, greatly alienating a considerable portion of the assembled delegates.[32]

In attendance alongside the delegates was the Papal Legatethe Cardianl de Piacenza,and a Spanish delegation.[25][34]The Papal Legate struggled to get his credentials as 'protector of the kingdom' recognised, and therefore was not able to participate in the opening debate and had to join several days later.[32]Only half of the delegates themselves had yet arrived, due to the problems on the roads, and therefore business proper would not get going until 4 February.[22]

Spanish campaign

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In March, the new Spanish commanderthe conde (count) de Mansfeldentered the Paris region, marching on the royalist heldNoyon,a town near Paris and seizing it on 30 March. Felipe envisioned that Mansfeld's proximate presence to the Estates would encourage them towards adopting the correct candidate for the throne.[10]

Spanish speech

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Ambassador of España,the duke of Feria

On 2 April the Spanish ambassadorthe duque (duke) de Feriapresented their credentials to the Estates. He was greeted in an almost royal fashion, with a delegation of senior grandees from the Estates awaiting his arrival, among them Mayenne's son and Cardinal Pellevé. Feria and Pellevé entered the Estates chamber, each taking a seat on opposite sides of a vacant throne that had been set up. He introduced himself with a speech in which he expounded on how España had supported France over the centuries. Unable to speak French the speech was delivered in Latin. This point was finished with the recent relief España had provided to the cities of Paris and Rouen during their respective sieges, and the vast sums of money Felipe had expended in support of the Catholicligue.[33]This was too much for some in the Estates, and Cardinal Pellevé rose to expound upon the thousand year long services France had given to España all the way back to the time ofking Clovis.France's service to España could be witnessed even in more recent times, as whenBertrand du Guesclinhad installed their present dynasty on the throne with the overthrow ofPedro of Castile.[35]Pellevé then in turn alienated many deputies when he stated that Felipe would surely find in the afterlife the many grateful French he had saved from damnation by his noble services towards Catholicism.[36][37]

Royalist response

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Engraving ofHenri IV

Henri was naturally hostile to theligueurEstates, however he recognised the necessity of working with the body. To this end, while not recognising the Estates as a legitimate convention of the body, he offered talks between the deputies and his agents. Entreaties to this effect were made on 27 January in which theligueurswere invited to meet to seek a reconciliation. In a follow up declaration on 29 January Henri declared the Estates General illegal and any decisions it undertook invalid.[12]His advisorD'Aubignédecried the Estates as lacking almost any nobles of worth, with not a single prince of the blood, Marshal or Chancellor in attendance. He further compared the gathering to theEstates General of 1420that had granted the French throne to the English.[38]

The ultra faction of the deputies were appalled by such a proposal to meet with Henri but the Estates at large voted to undertake the talks. The main body of the Estates found themselves alienated from the ultras and disapproving of their socially inferior status, pushing them towards negotiations with the king.[39]The vote was taken on 26 February, while Mayenne was away from the Estates, and resulted in the decision to send a delegation.[12]

Despite agreeing to talks with the Estates, Henri did not want his foreign allies to be under any illusion as to the validity of the body. Therefore, he wrote toVenezia,denouncing the body as a 'reckless and insolent enterprise'.[40]

On March 6 the royal camp received the terms of the Estates for the conduct of talks. Keen to maintain their face, the address was directed specifically at the royalist Catholics around Henri, and not the king himself.[41]

Suresne

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On 29 April a delegation from the Estates met Henri's agents atSuresnesand were successful in arranging a ten-day truce.[42]Representing theligueurestates werethe archbishop of Lyon,the bishop of Avranches,Jean le Maistre (a parlementaire) and Étienne Bernard. Mayenne added onto the Estates chosen delegates his own men: the former secretary of stateVilleroy,theligueurgovernor of Rouen and future Admiral Villars,theligueurgovernor of Paris Belin.[28]

For the royalist delegation, theligueurEstates vetoed the participation ofthe bishop of Le Mans,as he was known to support toleration. Therefore, the king selectedthe archbishop of Bourges,chancellorPomponne de Bellièvre,Gaspard de Schomberg,Rambouilleta former favourite of Henri III and the royalistParlementaireJacques Auguste de Thou.[23][43][44]

When theligueurregime of Paris, known as theSeize(named for the Sixteen districts of the city) learned of the negotiations underway at Suresnes they were horrified. They quickly undertook to push the Estates towards 'their true business', which was to elect a king.[28]The Papal legate at the Estates was also horrified, but was unable to stop the meeting.[34]

On the matter of the truce negotiated at Suresnes, both the Second and Third Estate voted for its adoption, while the First refused to support it. TheSeize,increasingly frustrated, attempted to organise another uprising, as they had in 1588, and appealed to Felipe to intervene.[45]

The archbishop of Bourges and archbishop of Lyon led the discussion, which began as a debate over the rights to the crown. Bourges succeeded in getting Lyon to say that theliguesonly objection to Henri was his religion. This would pave the way for the declaration of 17 May.[46]

Conversion

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Henri IVabjures at theBasilica of Saint-Denis

On 17 May Henri provided a further sabotage to the Estates when the archbishop of Bourges announced Henri's intentions to abjure Protestantism and become Catholic. The archbishop of Lyon, still present at Suresnes was shocked and managed only to say that he hoped the conversion was a true one and not an attempt to deceive Catholic France.[46]Henri would formally abjure on 24 July, attending mass atSaint-Denisthe following day.[42]This conversion would not be sufficient for the hardliners, but would further fracture theligueurmovement.[47]

Fourth Estate

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Mayenne was frustrated by the continued discord in theligue,and to this end sought to undermine the bourgeoisligueby a proposal in May to establish a Fourth Estate. These members, unlike the rest of the Estates, would not be elected, and rather drawn directly from the senior French magistracy. He hoped through this proposal to garner an Estates with more legitimacy, and one that was easier for him to control.[48]The Estates baulked at this proposal to create a new Estate.[28]One prelate denounced it as an attempt to 'create a monster in our state'.[49]

Noble claimants

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Meanwhile, the Estates began to consider the various candidates for king. There were a considerable number of French princes who held ambitions in that regard. Among them werethe duke of Lorraineand his son themarquis du Pont;the duke of Nemoursrepresenting the house of Savoie (thoughthe duke of Savoiealso had interest); the young duke of Guise,the duke of Mercœur,Mayenne himself and his sonthe baron d'Aiguillonfor the cadet house of Lorraine descended fromthe first duke of Guise.[28][50]During May, Mayenne also undertook secret negotiations with the nominally royalistCardinal Bourbon,nephew of the first Cardinal Bourbon about him succeeding his uncle asligueurking through a marriage to the Infanta.[51]Cardinal Bourbon had not yet received his orders, and it was therefore possible for him to cast them off and become a secular prince.[14]His candidacy was only pushed half heartedly by some involved, who were using it largely to pressure Henri's conversion.[52]

Of these men, only du Pont and Nemours had a recent Valois heritage to offer. However many of the men's claims was based on descent through the line of a woman, which violated Salic Law.[14]Other candidates looked to a marriage with the Infanta to validate their claims.[28]

In the hopes of coming to a consensus as to who to push on the Estates, the Lorraine-Guise family met at Reims in late April for a family conference. In the six day conference that followed both the young duke of Guise and du Pont were popular candidates, however Mayenne was uninterested in providing his backing to either man.[31]No agreement was therefore reached by the time the conference dissolved and Mayenne returned to the Estates.[53]

Infanta

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the daughter of the king of España, theInfanta

It was on the subject of the Infanta that the Spanish representatives worked to continue to alienate the Estates on 16 May, with their proposals towards her rights to the throne and denunciations ofSalic Lawas a non-fundamental component of the French state.[54][53]This time their entreaties were directed by Jean Baptiste de Taxis, who unlike Feria could speak French, he was joined by Don Iñigo de Mendoza who broke down the fallibility of Salic Law in a Latin address. He also reassured the delegates that Felipe had enough kingdoms already, and had no designs to claim the French one for himself.[55][56]This earned the rebuke of severalParlementairedeputies present, among them Edouard Molé, Le Maistre and Du Vair. EvenParlementairesof more solidlyligueurinclination like Hacqueville found it difficult to countenance.[57]They protested to the Estates against the Spanish remarks.[54]Also among those who objected was Guillaume de Rose, the bishop of Senlis.[23]One deputy opined that if Salic Law was not fundamental to the law of France, then all the Valois kings were illegitimate and they should be ruled by the English crown.[58]

By contrast those delegates aligned with theSeizewere open to the idea of inheritance being derived through the Infanta.[59]

Bribery

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In the hopes of furthering their position at the Estates, Spanish money was given to many deputies, while the ambassadors continued to cajole the deputies. The Spanish position was however undermined by their poverty, with only 30,000livresto spread around as opposed to the 200,000 initially promised for the purpose of bribery.[37]11,148écuswould be given to First Estate delegates, 8,180 to the Third Estate and 4720 to the Second, far too small sums to achieve their desired objectives.[55]Bribes were also offered to the various captains of Paris to ensure their loyalty to España.[60]The Spanish had difficult with resistance to accepting their bribes, many proving uninterested.[61]This campaign of bribery was too much for Mayenne who protested.[53]

Austrian match

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The Archduke,Ernst

On 12 June one of the Spanish delegates went further, provocatively arguing that instead of marrying a French prince, the Infanta as queen of France could marry a Habsburg,the Erzherzog of Österreich(archduke of Austria). To sweeten the pot on this proposal, the Spanish pointed out, that given the Holy Roman Emperor presently lacked an heir, this would likely mean France's new king would succeed to the position and rule both kingdoms.[62]This aroused further outrage from the majority of the Estates. The prospect of electing two foreigners to the throne was even too much for many of theSeizedeputies. The proposal was formally rejected by the Estates on 18 June.[58]Mayenne intervened to ask the Estates to request that the Infanta be given a French husband. He proposed his own son, though this was shot down by the Estates, with some walking out.[59]It was by now too late for Mayenne to re-secure the loyalty of theParlementairemoderateligueurs,Du Vair and many of theÎle de Francedeputies had walked out.[54]

Back in the ParisParlement,the returned deputies set about sabotaging the Estates. On 28 June theParlementissued a decree in which they defended Salic Law as a fundamental law of the kingdom and established that the crown could never be given to a foreign prince as such a treaty would be void in violation of the laws of the kingdom.[54]Both Mayenne and theSeizedenounced the decree.[59]

Guise match

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Seventeenth Century portrait of theduke of Guise

The Spanish considered theParlementsdeclaration to be null and therefore pressed on with their efforts regarding the Infanta.[63]Recognising that they had perhaps gone too far, the Spanish returned in early July with a new proposal, the Infanta could marry the popular French prince, the duke of Guise. They had missed their moment however, and the Estates, which might a month earlier have supported such a proposal, were no longer interested in hearing their entreaties.[54][63]A majority in both the Second and Third Estate had by this point decided that it was not their place to elect a king.[64]This was motivated both by changing opinions among theligueurleadership as to the succession, and more material factors, Henri possessed a large army that was a not inconsiderable distance from Paris. In mid June Henri besieged and capturedDreuxto drive home the point.[65]Mayenne and the duke of Lorraine were also largely uninterested in this proposal. Mayenne proposed to the Spanish a list of demands for his acceptance of the candidacy of the young Guise which would have left him as the true power in France with his nephew as little but a figurehead. Among his demands was hereditary control of Bourgogne, the lieutenant-generalcy of the kingdom, control of Picardie during his lifetime and a large amount of money.[37]Nemours dismissed Guise as a "young fool who has his mother to help him get ahead". Mayenne's wife referred to the prince as a "little boy who still needs a spanking". These internal divisions in the Lorraine family would greatly benefit Henri.[53]Even Guise, who stood to become king in this proposal did not take it particularly seriously.[66]

By late July Mayenne informed the Spanish that at this point he would only proceed with trying to push through the election of an alternate king if a sizable Spanish army could be provided in the area of Paris.[67]

On 31 July 1593 a truce was reached betweenHenriand Mayenne with an initial planned duration of three months.[68]

Tridentine decrees

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With little being accomplished towards electing a king, the Estates turned to the matter of ratifying theTridentine Decrees,which pleased theligueurclergy. This was passed by the Estates on 30 July, despite the uniform opposition of the Parisian Third Estate.[64]The Estates would meet as a whole body for the final time on 8 August, at which point they were technically extended into October.[69]This done Mayenne proceeded to prorogue the Estates.[70]While some deputies would remain in the capital until December, the Estates were over.[54]

Legacy

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The failures of the Estates General to come to a consensus as to a candidate for king (or achieve much else) would strike a heavy blow for the cohesion of theligueas the aristocratic and bourgeois elements that composed it frayed.[71]

The Estates of 1593 would be subject to a famous vicious satire,Le Satyre Ménippéewhich ridiculed the various participants. Speeches were put in the mouths of various delegates. Its participants were characterised as vicious sectarian charlatans.[72]

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