Politics and the Parlement of Paris Under Louis XV, 1754 1774

Klappentext
In order to explain why the crown and the Parlement drifted into destructive conflict, this study re-examines the conduct of government under Louis XV, the role of the magistrates and structure of judicial politics in eighteenth-century France.

Zusammenfassung
Eighteenth-century politics in France was based upon the relationship between the King and the Parlement of Paris. This study is about the causes of 'the Revolution of 1771' and the abolition of the Parlement. It examines government under Louis XV and the role of the Parlement.

Inhalt
Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: the Parlement of Paris; 2. Historians and the parlements; 3; The king and his judges; 4. The parti jansiste and the refusal of the sacraments crisis, 175456; 5. Managing the parlements: crisis and compromise, 175658; 6. The Parlement and fiscal politics, 175663; 7. Choiseul and the politics of appeasement, 175863; 8. An unhappy peace, 1763; 9. Defending La Chalotais: the Brittany affair, 176466; 10. In the eye of the storm, 176770; 11. The fall of the Parlement of Paris, 177071; Conclusion: Maupeou and beyond; Bibliography; Index.

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