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Bourbons - Louis' probs? & groups w/in Chamber of Deputies
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Bourbons - Louis' probs? & groups w/in Chamber of Deputies
Louis XVII's problems?
- War weary country
- 2nd Peace of Paris - army of occupation / indemnities / 'Allied baggage train'
- New political structure (Charter)
- New constit agreement to maintain many rights associated w/ 1789
- Potential probs - diff between 'spirit' and 'letter/law' of Charter
- The middle classes (pays legal) assumed Louis stick to demo spirit of Charter, but more extreme royalists wanted Louis to exert royal power allowed w/in Charter
- Political opp - Repubs, Bonapartists
- Royalist backlash (White Terror)
- Divisions w/in society (existence of two Fr)
Groups w/in Chamber of Deputies
- Independents (Left)
- Urban bourgeoisie
- Purchasers of nat property
- Former soldiers
- Libs
- Orleanists e.g. Lafayette
- Ultras (Right)
- Emigres
- Some Catholic clergy
- Didn't want return to ancien regime, but "alliance of throne & altar" to reassert social superiority of 1st & 2nd Ests
- More royalist than the King
- Scorned the Charter
- E.g Villele, Comte d'Artois (Charles), duc de Berry
- Constitutionalists
- Largest grouping in 1815
- Wanted stable Fr on basis of 1814 Charter
- Had backing of many bourgeoisie (pays legal) in early years
- Support dwindled from 1817+
- E.g. Richelieu, Decazes
- Independents (Left)