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The Commune of Amiens was a typical French commune in terms of its period of formation, its influence over the neighboring cities, and its autonomy. The commune of Amiens established in 1117 as the result of the ongoing struggle between the people of Amiens and the count, has traditionally been interpreted as a sworn association and collective seigneur. It should be noted that the sworn association was based on the “solidarité” among all those who lived in the commune including non-pledgers. In the 12th century, the bourgeoisie had to organize the city of Amiens on the basis of “solidarité” and established a new election system called 'bannière' in the next century. The general crisis in the 14th century, epitomized by the Hundred Years War and the Plague, made this solidarity unstable. The upper bourgeoisie began to exclude the middle and lower bourgeoisie from the municipal government and, consequently, the late 14th century witnessed a series of urban unrest. Although, at first glance, the solidarity of the city appeared to be completely shattered, it revived and extended its reach into the neighboring regions. The municipal government began to play an intermediary role in connecting its neighboring regions and the royal authority, which desperately wanted to extract their resources.