 Louis XII coveted the Albrets' territories and resorted to the Parliament of Toulouse, which issued a confiscation decree.When the Courts of Navarre (The Three States) and the States-General of Béarn were confronted with the possibility of a French takeover in 1510, a military mobilization was decreed and a bill passed to create a Béarn-Navarre confederation and a permanent joint defense provision against external assault.Ferdinand II again searched for allies among the Navarrese Beaumont party.