The Ministry of Joseph de Villèle was formed on 14 December 1821 after the dismissal of the Second ministry of Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu by King Louis XVIII of France.[1]
Ministry of Joseph de Villèle | |
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Date formed | 14 December 1821 |
Date dissolved | 6 December 1827 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Louis XVIII of France Charles X of France |
Head of government | Jean-Baptiste de Villèle |
History | |
Predecessor | Second ministry of Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu |
Successor | Ministry of Jean-Baptiste de Martignac |
During this ministry King Louis XVIII of France died on 16 September 1824.[2] He was succeeded by his brother, who became King Charles X of France.[3] After the elections of November 1827, which were unfavorable to the government, the ministry was dismissed on 6 December 1827.[4] The king asked Villèle not to announce the change until a new ministry had been formed. The ministry was replaced on 4 January 1828 by the Ministry of Jean-Baptiste de Martignac.[5]
Ministers
editThe ministers were:[6]
Changes
editOn 28 December 1822:
Portfolio | Holder | Party | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | The Viscount of Chateubriand | Ultras |
On 4 August 1824:
On 11 August 1824:
Portfolio | Holder | Party | |
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Minister of War | The Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre | Ultras |
References
editSources
edit- Muel, Léon (1891). Gouvernements, ministères et constitutions de la France depuis cent ans: Précis historique des révolutions, des crises ministérielles et gouvernementales, et des changements de constitutions de la France depuis 1789 jusqu'en 1890 ... Marchal et Billard. Retrieved 14 April 2014.