What successes did Louis have up to 1820 & why was he successful?

What successes did Louis have up to 1820 & why was he successful?

1. Successes

   • Able ministers (Richelieu, Decazes)
   • Finances overhauled & credit re-established
     • E.g. 1818 - new accounting system + dept. reports
     • By 1818, only Br had better finances (role of Corvetto)
   • Indemnity promptly paid off
   • Army of occupation left by 1818
   • New Law (Law Gouvion St Cyr - 1818) created professional army of 240,000 men
   • Electoral laws of Charter confirmed
     • Voter over 30 paying 300 FPY taxes, deps over 40 paying 1000 FPY taxes ... annual renewal of chamber by 5ths
   • New press laws in 1819 temp abolished censorship
     • Although laws also ensured press was by rich, for rich - in any case were repealed in 1820
   • Readmitted to Concert of Eu at Congress of Aix - la - Chapelle, 1818
   • Difficulties of 1814 / 15 seemed to have been overcome - 'spirit' of Charter being upheld

2. Why was Louis successful?

   • Eco recovery from war
   • Use of able 1st mins (Richelieu & Decazes) who had support in Chamber
     • After closing Chambre Introuvable - 1815.
       • 'Unfindable chamber' - so royalist (full of Ultras) that King wouldn't have been able to find it if he tried
         • BUT Louis didn't want chamber dom by Ultras
   • Prevented a counter rev by the Ultras
   • Convinced influential pays legal that he was determined to honour 'spirit of the Charter' & rule as mod