Cabinet de Broglie II (France)

The Second Cabinet of Albert de Broglie is the 57th cabinet of France and the fifth of the Third Republic, seating from 26 November 1873[1] to 22 May 1874,[2] headed by Albert de Broglie as Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Interior, under the presidency of Patrice de MacMahon.

Cabinet de Broglie II

57th Cabinet of France
Date formed26 November 1873 (1873-11-26)
Date dissolved22 May 1874 (1874-05-22)
People and organisations
PresidentPatrice de MacMahon
Head of governmentAlbert de Broglie
Member parties
Status in legislatureMajority[lower-alpha 1]
390 / 759 (51%)
Opposition parties
History
Election(s)1871 legislative election
Predecessorde Broglie I
Successorde Cissey

History

The cabinet was formed on 26 November 1873, following the approval of the septennate by the National Assembly. Albert de Broglie stayed head of government, but exchanged his position of Minister of Foreign Affairs with the one of Minister of Interior.

In many ways this government was a reshuffle. Monarchists ministers displeased by the fact that a King would not be restored soon resigned. de Broglie faced opposition by the Legitimists that signified they would not help him this time. With the intervention of MacMahon, a new cabinet was secured and new ministers were appointed, notably Charles de Larcy, who was minister under the republican Jules Dufaure.[3]

Four new Undersecretaries of State were appointed, while only one or two were called under previous administrations ; the nomination of an Undersecretary of State for the Ministry of Public Instruction was particularly consistent with the cabinet's policy. Indeed, de Broglie, pursued the Ordre Moral started with his first cabinet.

A turning point of the government was a bill introduced in the Assembly in January 1874 that would put appointments of certain officials in the hands of the Minister of Interior or its subordinates, the prefects. The bill was initially defeated by a vote of Legitimists realizing the consequences of the septennate voted in November 1873 ; MacMahon, as president, would keep his place until 1880, making it less than likely an early restoration. This led to de Broglie to offer his resignation, but the president refused it. The government survived a vote of no confidence and secured a vote for the bill that finally passed the Assembly.[4]

The cabinet was dissolved on 22 May 1874 with the withdrawal of the Legitimists. It was replaced when Ernest Courtot de Cissey, former Minister of War under Jules Dufaure was called to form a new government.[5]

Composition
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers : Albert de Broglie
Portfolio[lower-alpha 2] Name Took office Left office Party Ref.
Minister of Interior Albert de Broglie 26 November 1873 22 May 1874 Orleanist [1]
Minister of Justice Octave Depeyre 26 November 1873 22 May 1874 Legitimist [1]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Louis Decazes 26 November 1873 22 May 1874 Orleanist [1]
Minister of Finance Pierre Magne 26 November 1873 22 May 1874 Orleanist [1]
Minister of War François du Barail 26 November 1873 22 May 1874 Bonapartist [1]
Minister of Navy and Colonies Charles de Dompierre d'Hornoy 26 November 1873 22 May 1874 Legitimist [1]
Minister of Public Instruction Oscar Bardi de Fourtou 26 November 1873 22 May 1874 Center-right [1]
Minister of Public Works Charles de Larcy 26 November 1873 22 May 1874 Legitimist [1]
Minister of Agriculture Alfred Deseilligny 26 November 1873 22 May 1874 Orleanist [1]
Undersecretary of State
for the Ministry of Interior		 Pierre Baragnon 26 November 1873 22 May 1874 Legitimist [1]
Undersecretary of State
for the Ministry of Justice		 Ambroise Vente 27 November 1873 22 May 1874 Center-right [6]
Undersecretary of State
for the Ministry of Finance		 Léon Lefébure 27 November 1873 22 May 1874 Center-right [6]
Undersecretary of State
for the Ministry of Public Instruction		 Albert Desjardins 27 November 1873 22 May 1874 Center-right [6]

Notes
  1. Complementary elections of 2 July 1871.
  2. Order of the list corresponds to the order of appointment.

References
  1. Government of the French Republic (26 November 1873). "Decree on the composition of the government". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. Government of the French Republic (22 May 1874). "Decree on the composition of the government". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. Chapman, Guy (1962). The Third Republic of France. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-349-00465-2. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. Chapman, Guy (1962). The Third Republic of France. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-349-00465-2. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events, Volume 2 ;Volume 17. Appleton and Company. 1878. p. 319. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  6. Government of the French Republic (27 November 1873). "Decree appointing Undersecretaries of State". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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