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Judicial Reform Crisis

France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1788Date range
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Chronological records

1788

Louis XVI8 May 1788

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Louis XVI's government imposed judicial reforms that reduced the powers of the parlements, deepening political resistance to royal authority.

Names involved

Louis XVI

Provenance

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