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Palace of Tas, Reims, Kingdom of Burgundy | March 20, 1780
The news about Duke Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon's speech in Charleroi, known now as the Declaration of Charleroi came soon to Reims, the capital of the Kingdom of Burgundy. The Duke's manifesto was read in many villages and towns around the kingdom by the Duke's supporters, with different results. Some in the clergy, along a few mayors and former Burgundian officers declared support for Louis Jean Marie's claims to the crown, while other proclaimed their loyalty to the Reims government and Queen Charlotte and Louis Joseph's daughter, although many rather kept silent, as if nothing had happened yet.
While she had been warned that the Duke may tried to demand his claimed rights to the throne through diplomatic pressure, his move in Charleroi -which turned into a de facto rebellion, as the Burgundian authorities lost all control to the territories north to the Sambre river- took her and the government by surprise.
"Why can't you mobilize the troops and restore order in the north now?", Queen Charlotte asked Chief Minister Étienne-François de Choiseul.
"I am afraid that's not possible, Your Majesty", Choiseul answered. "We can't know how serious the situation is right now...It's better to wait if they have any support besides Charleroi. We have the law of our side, and we are trying hard to keep control in the rest of the kingdom. But it's certainly a good sign everything is calm here in Reims".
"But we can't just keep waiting here!", Charlotte said.
"We are doing the best we can, Your Majesty", Choiseul replied. "It's better to avoid any mistake. I already sent Devaux to Rome, at least I hope that the Church will remain neutral, if not supportive to the obvious and legitimate rights of the Princess".
"Obviously, we are facing a complicated situation", he continued. "For now, it's not clear that we will have much help right now. While we can count with the support of your father, Your Majesty, it is not a help which would make a big difference, if I am allowed to say it...The best we can hope it is that Toulouse and Iberia would remain neutral, and it's not clear what we can expect from Germany".
Paris, Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth
"This is certainly worse than we expected", Lord Protector August FitzRoy said. "It doesn't look good".
"I feel this is extremely risky. Not sure if we have much to gain here", Jean-Baptiste Target, the Chairman of the Commonwealth Council said. "It could easily blow up in our own face".
"For good or for bad", Fitzroy replied. "The alternative may be certainly worse".
"We need to act soon", he continued. "For that reason, you must immediately go to Reims", Fitzroy told Nicolas Chambon. Sackville will help you in your mission with the embassy there".
As a consequence, the Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth became one of the first government to officially recognize Princess Marie de Bourbon as the legitimate heir to the Burgundian crown.
The news about Duke Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon's speech in Charleroi, known now as the Declaration of Charleroi came soon to Reims, the capital of the Kingdom of Burgundy. The Duke's manifesto was read in many villages and towns around the kingdom by the Duke's supporters, with different results. Some in the clergy, along a few mayors and former Burgundian officers declared support for Louis Jean Marie's claims to the crown, while other proclaimed their loyalty to the Reims government and Queen Charlotte and Louis Joseph's daughter, although many rather kept silent, as if nothing had happened yet.
While she had been warned that the Duke may tried to demand his claimed rights to the throne through diplomatic pressure, his move in Charleroi -which turned into a de facto rebellion, as the Burgundian authorities lost all control to the territories north to the Sambre river- took her and the government by surprise.
"Why can't you mobilize the troops and restore order in the north now?", Queen Charlotte asked Chief Minister Étienne-François de Choiseul.
"I am afraid that's not possible, Your Majesty", Choiseul answered. "We can't know how serious the situation is right now...It's better to wait if they have any support besides Charleroi. We have the law of our side, and we are trying hard to keep control in the rest of the kingdom. But it's certainly a good sign everything is calm here in Reims".
"But we can't just keep waiting here!", Charlotte said.
"We are doing the best we can, Your Majesty", Choiseul replied. "It's better to avoid any mistake. I already sent Devaux to Rome, at least I hope that the Church will remain neutral, if not supportive to the obvious and legitimate rights of the Princess".
"Obviously, we are facing a complicated situation", he continued. "For now, it's not clear that we will have much help right now. While we can count with the support of your father, Your Majesty, it is not a help which would make a big difference, if I am allowed to say it...The best we can hope it is that Toulouse and Iberia would remain neutral, and it's not clear what we can expect from Germany".
Paris, Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth
"This is certainly worse than we expected", Lord Protector August FitzRoy said. "It doesn't look good".
"I feel this is extremely risky. Not sure if we have much to gain here", Jean-Baptiste Target, the Chairman of the Commonwealth Council said. "It could easily blow up in our own face".
"For good or for bad", Fitzroy replied. "The alternative may be certainly worse".
"We need to act soon", he continued. "For that reason, you must immediately go to Reims", Fitzroy told Nicolas Chambon. Sackville will help you in your mission with the embassy there".
As a consequence, the Anglo-Frankish Commonwealth became one of the first government to officially recognize Princess Marie de Bourbon as the legitimate heir to the Burgundian crown.