Reign of the Miracle King: Changing the Fate of the Bourbon Dynasty

Chapter 3 The new Regime, Part I​
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The Chateau de Saint-Cloud, favored residence of Marie-Therese Charlotte, Duchesse d’Angouleme​
On August 16th Henri V and the Royal court arrives at the Chateau de Saint-Cloud and are met by the new Regent, the rest of the Regency council and the new Prime Minister, the Marquis de Lafayette. Now 72 years old, Lafayette has seen and experienced so much, from fighting for American independence, the birth and death of the French Republic and empire and a second French Revolution. Now President of the Council of Ministers (1), he is afforded the respect of an elder statesmen, but not expected to do much in terms of policy. Accompanying Lafayette is another famous name, and perhaps the most respected diplomat of his time, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. Talleyrand, also in his 70s, has been excluded from the halls of government for over fifteen years, since the end of his short term as Prime Minister. The young Ferdinand Philippe, Duc de Chartres and elderly Louis Henri de Bourbon, Prince of Condé are a contradiction of each other. Chartres, at only twenty, is the youngest member of the regency council, while Condé, at 74, is the oldest living member of the house of Bourbon, older even than the former Charles X. Chartres has spent his whole life in France, growing up in the luxurious Palais Royal, Paris residence of the Orleans, while Condé has spent more longer in exile than Chartres has been alive. Neither has held any government position before.​
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

After the political niceties are exchanged, the new Regency Council convenes for the first time, under the Presidency of d’Orleans. The first order of business is calming the people of Paris. As previously mentioned, the Parisians are mollified by Charles’ abdication and the appointment of a Liberal Unity Government, the underlying problems is still there. After much debate, the council recommends, over the objections of the Duchess d’Angouleme and Dowager Duchesse de Berri, to repeal many laws passed under Charles X. These laws included the Anti-Sacrilege Act, the increased censorship laws, and the giving billions in reparations to the nobles whose properties were sized during the revolution. Also debated is who will tutor the young Henri V. It is decided that François-René, Vicomte de Chateaubriand will be placed in charge of his education with Marie Therese overseeing, an acceptable compromise to both the Duchesses and d’Orleans. Other things debated include razing the age of majority for Henri from thirteen to sixteen, granting expanding the Electoral College and permanently ending censorship. However no consensus can be produced and eventually it is decided that these questions will be answered by the Lafayette Ministry and the Parliament. Finally the meeting is over, with d’Orleans, Chartres Lafayette and Talleyrand returning to Paris and the d’Angoulemes, the Duchesse de Berri and the Prince de Condé staying at Saint-Cloud.​
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The Royal Family In Happier times.​
From Left to right,​
First Row: Marie Therese Charlotte de France, Duchesse d’Angouleme and Madame Royal, Louis-Antoine d’Artois, Duc d’Angouleme, Charles de France Comte d’Artois, holding Henri d’Artois Duc de Bordeaux, Marie Caroline Ferdinand of the Two Sicilies, Dowager Duchesse de Berri​
Second Row: the late Louis XVIII, Madame Louise d’Artois, sister of Henri V and daughter of the late Charles Ferdinand d’Artois Duc de Berri​
 
I kope the ministry and the parliament will take the right decision.

Don't worry, they will ;) Also a question to all: Should the age of majority be increased? Thirteen is young but its also traditional, so I'm not sure what to do with it. I don't know if a longer regency would be a good thing or bad thing.
 
Don't worry, they will ;) Also a question to all: Should the age of majority be increased? Thirteen is young but its also traditional, so I'm not sure what to do with it. I don't know if a longer regency would be a good thing or bad thing.
It should be raised to at least 16 years old imo.
 
Thank you! :D

Question: Does anyone know or have an idea of what the title of an abdicated monarch would be? I can't find any other French monarch that abdicated so I'm not sure if there's precedent or if I should just wing it. Also should Charles X be allowed to remain in France, or no?

Any royal person carries the name of his family so an ex-king of France would be Prince de Bourbon.
 
Chapter Two: The New regime part II​
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The Royal Family enters Paris after the July Revolution​
On August 22nd, with Paris finally calm, the royal court can finally return to Paris. Both the Duchesse d’Angouleme and the Dowager Duchesse de Berri are worried that it’s too soon to return and are fearful of Henri‘s safety, however none of their worries come to pass. The people are thrilled to see their new King, for there have been rumors that he was removed from the country, to either England or Spain. Now these rumors have been squashed. The cavalcade of carriages heads to Notre Dame de Paris where the royal family, court and new ministers here a Te Deum celebrating the safe return of the Royal Family to Paris. The Archbishop of Paris, the moderate Hyacinthe-Louis De Quelen, praises the ascension of Henri V, as a child of miracle’s and peace. Even though Henri has only been king for a few weeks, clearly the people of Paris, if not the people of France, is penning their hopes on him. After the servive the royal family takes up residence in the Palais des Tuileries, the Paris residence of the Royal house and court. Now that the Court and King are back in Paris, the work of reforming the government can finally begin.​
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The Palais des Tuileries and the Jardin des Tuileries​
 
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Chapter Three: The Great Debate​
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The Chambre des Deputies debating the new Charter of 1830

On September 1st the Parliament of France began its new session, summoned by the Regent. The main order of business is the Constitutional Charter of 1814. The charter was essentially revoked by the July Ordinances, however the ordinances themselves where repealed after Henri V ascended to the throne. Now three separate factions now emerge in the deputies. The first, led by the legitimists, want to keep the 1814 charter as it stands, with no changes and a chance to restore the Ancien Régime after the “peasant rabble” have calmed down. The second led by Louis Berard and the radical left, wanted to create a popular monarchy, similar to the constitution of 1791. Finally the third faction, led by the centralist constitutionalist and doctrinaire parties, want a combination of the two, with the king the “source of legitimate authority” but some power given to the people or in short, a moderate, but powerful monarchy. The political significance of this debate is summarized by a brief exchange between Francois Guizot, a Doctrinaire, and Berard before entering the meeting room:​
You had wanted, Berard said, to the legitimacy, I went into the making of true theft.​
- You have the greatest harm, Guizot replied, we do not forgive you.​
- I do not know if you will forgive me, but what I know is that with me, we ascend a throne which, with the way you do, it could have been excluded forever.​


On September 8th the Regency Council finally intervenes and orders the Charter of 1814 to be revised. On the outside the council’s decision seems to be unanimous, but behind the scene there is much friction. The Dowager Duchesse de Berri, supported by the Prince de Condé is bitterly opposed to what she thinks is a usurpation of her son’s powers. The Duc d’Angouleme, along with the Duc d’Orleans and the Duc de Chartres, support changing the charter as a necessary evil that will hopefully restore the Bourbon Dynasty’s popularity and the people’s confidence in the government. Only the Duchesse d’Angouleme is neutral. On one hand, she is bitterly opposed to giving more power to the fickle people who murdered her parents and aunt. On the other hand Marie-Therese has experienced revolution and nineteen years of exile and has no desire to do so again. Eventually, to the delight of her husband and cousin, and the anger of her sister-in-law, Marie-Therese votes to change the charter.​
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Marie-Therese Charlotte, Duchess d’Angouleme

Also being debated is the flag of France. The Radicals want to restore the revolutionary tricolor. The centralists, shockingly siding with the Legitimists, want to keep the flag the same. Though to most an argument over a flag would seem trivial and pointless, it is essentially a behind the scenes debate over the type of government France will have. On September 12th, three days after the Flag debate begins a compromise comes from an unexpected source.​
A few of the servants of the Royal Household are talking about the debate when Henri V overhears. He asks his aunt why people want to change the flag. She replies​
“It is not the flag that they are fighting over but rather which way France should go. The ones who want the tricolor want to weaken the monarchy while those who support the Fleur-de-lis flag want to support the monarchy.​
“Then would it not be better, Henri asks, “to compromise so everyone is happy?”​
“If that was possible, it would be wonderful”​
So Henri decides to create a way for everyone to be happy. After working all through the night and creates a new flag. In the morning he shows it to his aunt, declaring, that now everyone can be happy, and shows his drawing to her. Marie-Therese is shocked and looking at the flag, starts considering the possibility that it really could be a compromise. She takes it to the council, which after a few hours of debate, decides to present it to the chamber des deputies as a compromise from the King himself.​
The Duc d’Orleans, shows the drawing to the deputies, proposing that it be made the new flag of France, while the old Fleur-de-lis flag be retained as the King’s personal Standard, to be flown over the various royal palaces when the King is in residence. After a fierce debate the deputies accept. For the moment, compromise has won. It remains to be seen if compromise will win out over the revised charter.​
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The new Flag of the Kingdom of France​


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The Royal Standard of France​
 
Pretty good I like how the innocence of a child might have saved the monarchy. Hopefully things will settle down France really need stability so they could focus on improving the situation in the country. I do not know how the economic situation is but I think it's pretty bad.
 
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