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Dismissal during the Falkland Crisis
- When
- 1770
- Where
- Château de Chanteloup
- Part of
- Dismissal of Choiseul
King Louis XV dismissed Choiseul from his ministerial post in 1770 amid the Falkland Islands dispute, ordering him to retire to Chanteloup.
The dismissal occurred at the height of the 1770 Falkland Crisis, a dispute between Britain and Spain that threatened war. The King removed Choiseul from his position as Foreign Minister and ordered him to retire to his country estate, the Château de Chanteloup, ending his direct control of French policy.
Sources
- Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25
- Louis XV Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
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