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Louis XV felt the Crown was underthreatfrom the Parlement,
路易十五覺得自己的王位受到來自最高法院
from different sections of society.
和不同社會階級的威脅
It had suffered the defeats of the Seven Years War,
法國遭受到七年之戰失敗的打擊
therefore, he wanted a spectacular royal wedding
因此 他想借一場盛大的王室婚禮
to assert the splendour and power of the monarchy.
以維護君主制的絕對權威
The politicians grumbled about the crippling cost of the Royal wedding,
大臣對皇室婚禮的巨大開支頗有微詞
but Louis just kept on spending.
但路易仍大肆揮霍
Parlement becomes an endless thorn in the side of the Crown.
國王已視最高法院為眼中釘
Sometimes the King is conciliatory towards them,
有時國王與最高法院關系有所緩和
at other times he's very repressive against them.
有時關系又非常緊張
But in 1770
但在1770年
he decides to tackle the problem in a different way.
他決定用種不同的方式解決這個問題
He basically tries to abolish the Parlement.
根本上說 他要嘗試廢除最高法院
Louis's decision to remove the one organisation in France
路易取消國內唯一
that couldchallengehim for authority
能挑戰其權威的組織的決定
was a flagrant abuse of royal power.
是對皇室權利的一種濫用
