“ Between 1763 and 1768, dates which cover the revision of the case of Jean Calas and the trial of the comte de Lally, Maupeou was himself president of the parlement. In 1768, through the protection of Choiseul, whose fall two years later was in large measure his work, he became chancellor in succession to his father, who had held the office for a few days only. He determined to support the royal authority against the parlement, which in league with the provincial magistratures was seeking to arrogate to itself the functions of the states-general. ”

“ C. F. Lebrun, Opinions, rapports et choix d’écrits politiques, published posthumously in 1829) . See further Maupeouana (6 vols., Paris, 1775) , which contains the pamphlets directed against him; Journal hist. de la révolution opérée . . . ”