Chambre introuvable

It was dominated by Ultra-royalists who completely refused to accept the results of the French Revolution.

The name was coined by King Louis XVIII,[1] referring to the impossibility of cooperating with the chamber.

[2] The "Unobtainable Chamber", which was first assembled on 7 October 1815, was characterized by its zeal in favour of the aristocracy and the clergy and aimed at reestablishing the Ancien Régime.

[2] Louis XVIII, confronted with rising discontent in French society, followed the counsels of a group of figures including the liberal leader Élie, duc Decazes; the Duc de Richelieu, prime minister since September 1815; the Duke of Wellington, the British commander of the occupation troops; and the Russian ambassador Pozzo di Borgo, and dissolved the Chamber on 5 September 1816.

[5] The subsequent elections resulted in the Ultras being temporarily replaced by the moderate royalist Ministériels and the more liberal Doctrinaires, who attempted to reconcile the Revolution's legacy with the monarchy.