French Provisional Government of 1814

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French Provisional Government of 1814
Cabinet of France
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Date formed1 April 1814
Date dissolved13 May 1814
People and organisations
Head of state Charles-Philippe of France
Louis XVIII of France
Head of government Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
History
Predecessor First Cabinet of Napoleon I
Successor Government of the
first Bourbon restoration

The French Provisional Government of 1814 held office during the transitional period between the defeat of Napoleon followed by the surrender of Paris on 31 March 1814 and the appointment on 13 May 1814 of the Government of the first Bourbon restoration by King Louis XVIII of France.

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Formation of the government

On 31 March 1814 Marshal Auguste de Marmont surrendered Paris to Emperor Alexander I of Russia, who entered the city the same day. Prince Charles Maurice de Talleyrand placed his house at the Emperor's disposal. [1] The Senate met on 1 April 1814 and, in accordance with the views expressed by Alexander I, decreed the formation of a provisional government headed by Talleyrand. The members of the Provisional Government were: [2]

On 2 April the Senate declared that Napoleon and his family had been deposed. [2]

Ministers

The Provisional Government announced the appointment of commissaires to head the ministries on 3 April 1814. They were: [3]

Events

The Provisional Government drafted a constitution, which was approved unanimously by the Senate on 6 April 1814. It announced the Bourbon Restoration, declaring that Louis XVIII of France was king. [4] Napoleon, who had retired to Fontainebleau, signed an act of abdication on 11 April 1814. [5] He left Fontainebleau on 20 April 1814 for exile on the island of Elba. [6] On 12 April 1814 Charles, Count of Artois, the king's brother, entered Paris. He was declared Lieutenant General of the kingdom on 14 April 1814. [7] Louis XVIII had been watching events from Hartwell House in England. On 24 April 1814 he landed at Calais and on 3 April 1814 made a triumphal entry into Paris. [8] He announced his government on 13 May 1814. [9]

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Citations

  1. ↑ Muel 1891, p. 75.
  2. 1 2 Muel 1891, p. 78.
  3. ↑ Muel 1891, p. 81-82.
  4. ↑ Muel 1891, p. 82.
  5. ↑ Muel 1891, p. 84.
  6. ↑ Muel 1891, p. 85.
  7. ↑ Muel 1891, p. 87.
  8. ↑ Muel 1891, p. 90-91.
  9. ↑ Muel 1891, p. 92.

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