Failures of Louis XVIII

Created by: Libby Popham
Created on: 14-05-13 22:46

Mistakes during First rest. leading to 100 days

1)replaced tricolore flag 2)restored old royal regiments and sacked others 3)returning to old regime with rapid return of emigre

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Louis lack of personality

1)gout and appearance 2)inablity to resist all Ultra demands especially after 1820

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white Terror

1)created marytrs for the Bonapartists and Liberal cause (eg Ney)

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Enemies

1)dismissed 1000s of civil servants and officials of imperial regime and their replacement with royalists!

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resisting Ultras after Berri's assassination 1820

1)Ultras gained control and Villele=chief minister 2)Spain invaded in support of despotic King vs libs. 3)Church raised power over education. 4)compensating thous of emigre. 5)narrowing the electorial sys. less representation of intire nation.

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probs with Charter

1)press to be controlled and censored. 2)asserted by King rather than people "preamble" 3)king of France not the french 4)royal sov not pop sov. 5)ARt. 14 bad 6)who should choose ministers

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opponents

1)independents in chamber(grow till 1820) formed secret societies. 2)lack of glory in foreign pol.3)ULTRAs

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