TheSovereign Council of Navarre and Béarn (French:Conseil Souverain de Navarre et de Béarn) was created byHenry II of Navarre^[1] at theChâteau de Pau^[1] on 13 June 1519,^[1] replacing theCour Majour which was disbanded in 1490.

It functioned as aConseil d'État and was composed of counsellors(French: conseillers), a prosecutor general(French: procureur général), a criminal prosecutor(French: procureur criminel), an attorney general(French: avocat général), several second presidents(French: second présidents) and one first president(French: premier président). These offices were essentially bought and sold, often passed down during generations within the same families. The purchase, sale or transfer of the office required the ratification of theChambre des Comptes of Navarre inPau, who acted on behalf of the king.

In October^[2] 1620, together with theChancery of Navarre based inSaint-Palais, it was merged to form theParliament of Navarre and Béarn("Parlement de Navarre et Béarn") inPau.^[3]

The registers of theConseil Souverain of Navarre and Béarn for the period 1547 until 1620 are heldArchives Départementales des Pyrénées-Atlantiques inPau.

• Laussat, M. le baron de (1871). Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau (ed.)."Extraits des Registres de la Chambre des Comptes de Pau (XVIe et XVIIe siècles.)" [Extracts from the Registers of the Chambre des Comptes of Pau (16th and 17th Centuries.)](application/txt/pdf).Bulletin de la Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau (in French). Vol. II série–1, no. 1871–72. Pau: Léon Ribaut, Librairie de la Société. pp. 60–64,83–96,127–144,163–192,254–264. ark:/12148/bpt6k34253p. Retrieved18 April 2016.

• SSLAP (1895). Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau (ed.)."Extraits des Registres du Conseil souverain de Béarn (XVIe XVIIe siècles)" [Extracts from the Registers of the Sovereign Council of Béarn (16th and 17th centuries).](application/txt/pdf).Bulletin de la Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau. IIème Série. (in French). Vol. II série–24, no. 1894–95. Pau: Léon Ribault, Librairie de la Société. pp. 55–72. ark:/12148/bpt6k34276b. Retrieved13 April 2016.

• SSLAP (1896). Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau (ed.)."Extraits des Registres du Conseil souverain de Béarn XVIe, XVIIe siècles (suite)" [Extracts from the Registers of the Sovereign Council of Béarn 16th and 17th centuries (continued).](application/txt/pdf).Bulletin de la Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau. IIème Série. (in French). Vol. II série–25, no. 1895–96. Pau: Léon Ribault, Librairie de la Société. pp. 127–150. ark:/12148/bpt6k34277p. Retrieved13 April 2016.

• SSLAP (1907). Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau (ed.)."Extraits des Registres du Conseil Souverain de Pau du Parlement de Navarre et de la Chambre des Comptes de Pau — XVIe, XVIIe siècles — (suite et fin)" [Extracts from the Registers of the Sovereign Council of Pau, the Parliament of Navarre and the Chambre des Comptes de Pau — 16th and 17th centuries — (continued and end).](application/txt/pdf).Bulletin de la Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau. IIème Série. (in French). Vol. II série–35, no. 1907. Pau: Léon Ribault, Librairie de la Société. pp. 1–239. ark:/12148/bpt6k342870. Retrieved14 April 2016.

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