title: Ministry of Joseph de Villèle
text: # Ministry of Joseph de Villèle
  
  The Ministry of Joseph de Villèle was formed on 14 December 1821 after the dismissal of the Second ministry of Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu by King Louis XVIII of France.
  
  During this ministry King Louis XVIII of France died on 16 September 1824. He was succeeded by his brother, who became King Charles X of France. After the elections of November 1827, which were unfavorable to the government, the ministry was dismissed on 6 December 1827. The king asked Villèle not to announce the change until a new ministry had been formed. The ministry was replaced on 4 January 1828 by the Ministry of Jean-Baptiste de Martignac.
  
  ## Ministers
  
  The ministers were:
  
  | Portfolio | Holder | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | President of the Council of Ministers | The Count of Villèle | Ultras |
  | Ministers ||||
  | Minister of Finance | The Count of Villèle | Ultras |
  | Minister of Foreign Affairs | The Duke of Montmorency-Laval | Ultras |
  | Minister of the Interior | The Count of Corbière | Ultras |
  | Minister of Justice | The Count of Peyronnet | Ultras |
  | Minister of War | Major General Duke of Bellune | Conservative |
  | Minister of the Navy and Colonies | The Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre | Ultras |
  | Minister of Public Education and Worship | Bishop Count of Frayssinous | Ultras |
  | Minister for the Maison du Roi | Marshal Marquis of Lauriston | Conservative |
  
  ## Changes
  
  On 28 December 1822:
  
  | Portfolio | Holder | Holder | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Minister of Foreign Affairs | | The Viscount of Chateubriand | Ultras |
  
  On 4 August 1824:
  
  | Portfolio | Holder | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Major General Baron of Damas | Conservative |
  | Minister of the Navy and Colonies | Count of Chambrol | Conservative |
  | Minister for the Maison du Roi | The Viscount of La Rochefoucauld | Ultras |
  
  On 11 August 1824:
  
  | Portfolio | Holder | Holder | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Minister of War | | The Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre | Ultras |
  