Memories on the Revolution of France and research on the causes which brought the Revolution of 1789

It is of the memories and the historical analysis of the period 1789 - 1830 written by Vincent-Marie Viénot de Vaublanc, count de Vaublanc and, former minister for the interior of Louis XVIII.

The work appeared in 1833 in Paris in four volumes. It was published by G-A. Dentu, printer and publisher, with the n° 1 bis rue d'Erfurth.

context

The revolution of 1830 causes according to the count de Vaublanc of that of 1789 brings this last, contemporary of the fall of Louis XVI, to reflect on the causes and the consequences of the French revolution.

Plan of work

Book first : First cause of the revolution. The ministry for the cardinal richelieu

Book II : Results of the administration of the cardinal

Book III : Legislative Parliament

Book IV : Character of the French revolution

Book V : December 1799

Book VI : My ministry

Book VII : Since the month of May 1816 until the Revolution of 1830

Causes of the French revolution

In volume 1, Vaublanc develops to with it its general thesis of the causes of the French revolution as being the product of an original fault of the policy of the cardinal of Richelieu humiliating the Parliaments. The latter then took their revenge by hastening the convocation of General states in 1789. Vaublanc distinguishes the virtuous actions from the cardinal such as his attitude with the Protestants, where the cardinal would have been characterized by his spirit from tolerance vis-a-vis this religious minority in particular at the time of the seat of the La Rochelle. Bad governorship of the cardinal in particular with regard to the Parliaments, the cardinal would have been too laxist concerning the attack with royal dignity and the lowering of the royal capacity, but on the contrary too authoritative to repress the conspiracies and competition which carried shade to him. The result of this policy would have been the main cause of the French revolution. Vaublanc does it parallel between Michel of the Hospital and Richelieu. Louis XIV thanks to his genius, and its authority who inspired the respect which temporarily made it possible to push back the threat. However this one would be reappeared right after its death. The cardinal is to comprise as a tyrant with regard to the Parliaments and with lowered the large body of the kingdom, if that had not been the case it would not have had a revolution there.

The Revolution and Terror, the Directory

Volume 2 contributes to us an interesting share from a historical point of view on the general atmosphere which prevailed under the Terreur. It is about the vision of a royalist aristocrat proscribed, threatened constantly to be stopped and to finish on the scaffold, with the liking of its multiple peregrinations through the territory of the very young French Republic.

Empire and Restoration

In volume 3, he tells his functions of prefect of the Moselle under the Empire and critical Napoleon while at the same time he was one of his enthusiastic admirors.

He announces then his experiment to the ministry for the interior under Louis XVIII.

Political life under the Restoration

In volume 4, he speaks about the state of France when he is appointed with the Room for the Département of the Apple-brandy of 1820 to 1827

The full text is available on the basis of National library of France - Gallica:

See too

http://w3.lla.univ-tlse2.fr/barbey/

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