Ministry of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord explained

Cabinet Name:Talleyrand Ministry
Jurisdiction:France
Date Formed:9 July 1815
Date Dissolved:26 September 1815
Government Head:Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
State Head:Louis XVIII of France
Total Number:5
Political Party:Doctrinaire, nonpartisans
Opposition Party:Ultras
Opposition Leader:François-Régis de La Bourdonnaye
Election:August 1815
Previous:French Provisional Government of 1815
Successor:First ministry of Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu

The Ministry of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord was formed on 9 July 1815 after the second Bourbon Restoration under King Louis XVIII of France. It replaced the French Provisional Government of 1815 that had been formed when Napoleon abdicated after the Battle of Waterloo.The cabinet was dissolved on 26 September 1815 and replaced by the First ministry of Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu.

Formation and actions

The Prince of Talleyrand was again called to form a government by Louis XVIII, after the arrival of the King in Saint-Denis on 7 July.[1]

Talleyrand formally formed his government on 9 July, keeping for himself the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs. The cabinet was composed mainly of Doctrinaires, liberal royalists who formed a moderate group inside the Chamber of Deputies, opposed to the more radical Ultras.

However, after 2 months and 17 days, Tallayrand resigned for three reasons:

Ministers

PortfolioHolderParty
President of the Council of MinistersThe Prince of TalleyrandConstitutional
Ministers
Minister of Foreign AffairsThe Prince of TalleyrandConstitutional
Minister of the Interior and JusticeThe Baron PasquierConstitutional
Minister of WarMarshal Marquis of Saint-CyrNone
Minister of FinanceThe Baron LouisConstitutional
Minister of the Navy and ColoniesConstitutional
Minister of PoliceJoseph FouchéNone

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Histoire de la Restauration 1814-1830. Emmanuel de Waresquiel. Benoît Yvert. 143. Perrin. 2002.