3.3- Resistance to Reform
Revolutions
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Mopu's Failed Reforms
- Initially, Mopu's judicial reforms in France were met with resistance, but also relief from some in the legal community who saw them as more rational and equitable.
- However, Mopu's heavy-handed tactics and the framing of the reforms as a battle between tyranny and liberty eroded support.
- After Louis XV's death, Louis XVI scrapped the reforms, sacked Mopu, and reinstated the parliament.
- This damaged the monarchy's prestige and created internal divisions within the parliament between those who resisted and those who had adapted.
- Ironically, Mopu technically remained Lord Chancellor, as he refused to resign, until the office was abolished in 1790.
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