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| | Louis, XVIII Biography / Biography of Louis, XVIII Main Biography |
 | | Disgusted by the king's program of reconciliation, some ultraroyalists talked of a coup against "King Voltaire," and others complained that Louis had merely taken over Bonaparte's throne. |
 | | But the rule of moderation ended in 1820, when the election of the Abbé Grégoire, a regicide, to the Chamber and the assassination of the Duke of Berry led to a reactionary backlash which returned the ultraoyalists to power. |
 | | At this juncture, the obese Louis XVIII, racked by gout, virtually relinquished control of affairs to Artois and Villèle, the ultraroyalist premier. |
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