René-Nicolas de Maupeou (1714–1792). Ostatni kanclerz nowożytnej Francji i jego reforma parlamentów
René-Nicolas de Maupeou (1714–1792). The Last Chancellor of Modern France and his Reform of the Parlements

Summary/Abstract: René-Nicolas de Maupeou was the last Chancellor of France before the French Revolution. At the end of the reign of Louis XV, in 1771, he carried out a judicial reform that weakened the political importance of parlements and temporarily strengthened the king’s position. However, this led to the radicalisation of social moods and, in the long run, may have accelerated the fall of the monarchy. Maupeou was a controversial figure, hated by many, but he was also a great politician, hard-working, energetic and strong-willed.

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