How did Louis IX handle appeals from baronial courts?

Louis IX of France consistently sought to limit the power of the nobility and curb the disorder they often caused. As part of his efforts to centralize royal authority and improve justice, he actively welcomed appeals from baronial judgments to the royal court.12

By allowing royal officials to encroach upon baronial jurisdiction in many cases, Louis IX effectively expanded the reach of the crown's judicial system. This process was supported by the growing technicality and volume of the court's judicial activities, which eventually evolved into the sessions known as parlements. While he remained respectful of rights sanctioned by provincial custom, his willingness to hear these appeals served as a key mechanism for asserting royal oversight over the nobility's local legal authority.12