René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou
René Nicolas de Maupeou | |
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Portrait by Pierre Lacour | |
| Chancellor of France | |
| In office 16 September 1768 – 1 July 1790 | |
| Preceded by | René Charles de Maupeou |
| First president of the parlement of Paris | |
| In office 12 October 1763 – 15 September 1768 | |
| Preceded by | Mathieu-François Molé |
| Succeeded by | Étienne François d'Aligre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1714 Montpellier, France |
| Died | 29 July 1792 (aged 78) Le Thuit, France |
| Political party | Bourbon Crown |
| Profession | Statesman, magistrate |
René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, marquis de Morangles (French: [mopu]; 25 February 1714 – 29 July 1792) was a French lawyer, politician, and chancellor of France, (Prime Minister) whose attempts at reform signalled the failure of enlightened despotism in France. He is best known for his effort to destroy the system of parlements, which were powerful regional courts, in 1770–74. When King Louis XV died in 1774, the parlements were restored and Maupeou lost power.