French Executive Commission of 1815 | |
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Cabinet of the First French Empire | |
Date formed | 22 June 1815 |
Date dissolved | 7 July 1815 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Napoleon II (de jure) |
Head of government | Joseph Fouché |
History | |
Predecessor | French government of the Hundred Days |
Successor | Ministry of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord |
The French Provisional Government or French Executive Commission of 1815 replaced the French government of the Hundred Days that had been formed by Napoleon after his return from exile on Elba. It was formed on 22 June 1815 after the abdication of Napoleon following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.
The government acted under the nominal authority of Napoleon II, who had technically succeeded his father as Emperor after the abdication; however, this was a mere formality, since Napoleon II was a four-year-old child and was in Austria with his mother Marie Louise, and thus unable to actually exercise his powers.
Following the second Bourbon Restoration, on 9 July 1815 the Provisional Government was replaced by the Ministry of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord.