La conspiration du prince de Conti (1755-1757)

Abstract

John Woodbridge : The conspiracy of the prince de Conti (1715-1757). In the summer of 1755, Pastor Paul Rabaut met secretly with the Prince de Conti to discuss means whereby the Prince could help improve the conditions of the Protestants in France. When Conti's own political influence over his cousin Louis XV began to falter, he attempted to lure the Protestants into a revolt against the King in the spring of 1756. The Protestants were to keep Conti's seditious proposal ' an inviolable secret '. This article explores the extent to which some Protestants entered into Conti's schemes and into those of William Pitt, the English Minister. It underscores the severity of the political crisis which Louis XV faced in the years 1755-1757.

Woodbridge John. La conspiration du prince de Conti (1755-1757). In: Dix-huitième Siècle, n°17, 1985. Le protestantisme français en France. pp. 97-109.