Episode 2 of 2
Granting of the Charter
- When
- 4 June 1814
- Where
- Paris
Louis XVIII bestowed the Charter of 1814 on 4 June 1814, refusing the earlier Constitution sénatoriale proposed by the provisional government.
After refusing the proposed constitution set forth on 6 April 1814, Louis Stanislas Xavier, count of Provence, bestowed a different constitutional Charter on 4 June 1814. The document was granted in the form of a royal charter shortly after the Bourbon Restoration.
Sources
- Charter of 1814 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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