before these two deaths, there had been two significant rebellions. in france's second city, lyon, a workers' uprising known as the canut revolt, caused by economic hardships, had occurred in december 1831. troops were sent in after members of the local national guard defected to the rebels. in february 1832 in paris supporters of the bourbons—the legitimists, or carlists as they were called by their adversaries—made an attempt to carry off the royal family in what would become known as the "conspiracy of rue des prouvaires".