King Louis XVIII made a triumphal return to Paris on 3 May 1814, accompanied by members of the provisional Council of State, commissaires of the ministerial departments, Marshals of France, and generals.

[2] The ministers were:[2] On 4 June 1814 the Charter of 1814 was proclaimed, defining the basic constitutional laws of the state.

The clergy openly preached intolerance and persecution of supporters of the former regime, while the army resented the rejection of their achievements under the Empire.

Napoleon sensed the change of mood, left Elba and on 1 March 1815 landed on the mainland near Cannes.

[5] On 16 March 1815 Louis XVIII addressed a meeting of both chambers, appealing to them to defend the constitutional charter.