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Fors de Bigorre

c. 1097 · 11th century

The Fors de Bigorre is a charter of customary law granted around 1097 by the count of Bigorre, in the central Pyrenees, setting out the rights of the inhabitants and limits on the count's power. Among the oldest written customs of the Pyrenees, it regulated justice, military service and relations between the count, the nobles and the free men of the valleys.

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County of Bigorre

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fors de Bigorre. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fors-de-bigorre
MLA: “Fors de Bigorre.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fors-de-bigorre. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Fors de Bigorre.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fors-de-bigorre.
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