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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Paris dated April 29 reports political dissent in France: King dissolves Paris Parliament via second Bed of Justice at Versailles, appoints new council and Duke d'Aiguillon as Foreign Minister; boycotting Princes of the Blood and protesting peers face court ban.
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There are great Doings here in the political Way. On Saturday there was a second Bed of Justice at Versailles. The King appointed the Members of his great Council in the Place of the Parliament of Paris, which is now entirely dissolved. The Duke d'Aiguillon is Minister for foreign Affairs. There were none of the Princes of the Blood, except the Count de la Marche, at Versailles on Saturday. They had all, however, been summoned; and not appearing, they are henceforth forbid the Court. All the Peers present, it is said, adhered to the Protest of the Duke d'Uzes, the oldest Peer in France. The Princes of the Blood, who, as I have said, were not at Versailles, gave in their Protest, at Paris, to the Greffier (or Clerk) of the Parliament. A Thousand Things besides are said, but this is enough to show you the Dissentions in this Country.
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Versailles
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April 29 (Letter); Saturday (Event)
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parliament of paris entirely dissolved; princes of the blood forbidden the court; protests by peers and princes.
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On Saturday, the King held a second Bed of Justice at Versailles, appointing members to his great Council in place of the dissolved Parliament of Paris and naming Duke d'Aiguillon Minister for Foreign Affairs. Most Princes of the Blood, except Count de la Marche, boycotted despite summons and were banned from court. Present peers adhered to Duke d'Uzes's protest; absent princes protested in Paris to the Parliament's clerk.