Villèle ministry

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The Villèle ministry was the ultra-royalist French government led by Prime Minister Jean-Baptiste de Villèle during the early 1820s, noted for its conservative policies under King Louis XVIII and Charles X.

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Villèle ministry canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French government
cabinet
ministry
associatedWithEvent French intervention in Spain (1823)
capital Paris
constitutionalFramework Charter of 1814
country France
endDate 1828-01-04
followedBy Martignac ministry
foreignPolicy support for the Holy Alliance
foreignPolicyContext post-Napoleonic Europe
governmentHeadTitle President of the Council of Ministers
governmentType constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernment Jean-Baptiste de Villèle
historicalPeriod Bourbon Restoration
historicalRegion Kingdom of France
ideology conservatism
legitimism
introducedPolicy electoral law favoring large landowners
law on the milliard des émigrés
press censorship measures
keyFigure Jean-Baptiste de Villèle
languageOfGovernment French
leaderParty Ultra-royalists
linked to: French Royalists
legislativeBody Chamber of Deputies of France
Chamber of Peers of France
monarchDuringTerm Charles X
linked to: Charles X of France

Louis XVIII
notableFor conservative domestic policies
strengthening royal authority
support for the Catholic Church
ultra-royalist majority in the Chamber of Deputies
parliamentaryMajority ultra-royalists in the Chamber of Deputies
partOf reign of Charles X
linked to: Charles X of France

reign of Louis XVIII
policyArea reinforcement of religious education
restoration of influence of nobility
policyDirection reactionary
politicalOrientation ultra-royalist
precededBy Richelieu ministry (second)
primeMinister Jean-Baptiste de Villèle
reasonForEnd loss of parliamentary support
restoredPrivilegeTo émigré nobility
startDate 1821-12-14
strengthenedInstitution Roman Catholic Church in France
timeInOffice over six years
typeOfCabinet majority government

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Second Bourbon Restoration keyEvent Villèle ministry
Martignac ministry follows Villèle ministry
Martignac ministry replaces Villèle ministry
Richelieu ministry (second) replacedBy Villèle ministry