[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p5ch18z10:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"coverArtworkId":8,"range":9,"rangeEn":9,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p5","High Middle Ages","Plena Edad Media","hannibal-alpes","987 → 1453",{"fileName":11,"filePageUrl":12,"imageUrl":13,"sourceLabel":14},"Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","/assets/p5-moyen-age-classique-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":16,"title":17},"p5ch18","Charles VI: Minority, Madness, and Civil War (1380–1422)",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p5ch18z10","1385: The Navarrese Confiscation and the Devaluation of the Franc","\u003Cp>In 1385, the monarchy and the council faced a classic problem: governing required revenues, but overly visible taxation triggered revolts. Two levers appeared: \u003Cstrong>territory/justice\u003C/strong> (confiscations) and \u003Cstrong>currency\u003C/strong> (devaluation).\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⚖️ Normandy: The Confiscation of Navarrese Lands\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The county of \u003Cstrong>Évreux\u003C/strong> and the \u003Cstrong>Cotentin\u003C/strong>, Navarrese possessions, had been occupied under Charles V. In 1381, Charles VI agreed to a partial restitution, but the affair reversed: in \u003Cstrong>March 1385\u003C/strong>, the king definitively confiscated these lands. The message was twofold:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>the king defended the security of the kingdom and sanctioned alleged threats;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>sovereignty was exercised through control of the Norman “marches”.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🪙 Currency: Devalue to Stimulate\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>In the Low Countries, prosperity depended on exchange and the circulation of money. Business circles pressed for a correction of the effects of a currency that was too “strong” and too scarce. In \u003Cstrong>April 1385\u003C/strong>, the government \u003Cstrong>devalued the franc\u003C/strong> and adjusted the price of precious metal.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The aim was not only financial: stimulating trade also helped restore social peace after the fiscal revolts. A state that wished to endure had to make taxation acceptable… but also offer prosperity as a political counterpart.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key Takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>1385 combined territorial sovereignty (Normandy) and monetary policy.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>After the revolts, the monarchy sought a balance between revenues and social appeasement.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"In 1385, the monarchy and the council faced a classic problem: governing required revenues, but overly visible taxation triggered revolts. Two levers appeared:",1777502646233]