Address of the 221

The Address of the 221 was an address to king Charles X of France by the chambre des députés at the opening of the French parliament on 18 March 1830. It expressed the defiance of the chambre's liberal majority of 221 deputies to the ministry headed by Jules, prince de Polignac, and helped lead to the July Revolution.

Contents

Origins - minister Polignac's constitution

Opening of the parliamentary session of 1830

The debate on the address

The address of the 221

Consequences

Notes

Bibliography