# White Terror after Bourbon Restoration (1815)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1815-white-terror-after-bourbon-restoration
Location: Southern France

Royalist reprisals targeted Bonapartists and former revolutionaries after Napoleon’s final defeat. Within the broader Consulate & Napoleonic Empire period, Napoleon consolidated many revolutionary reforms while concentrating power, building an empire and waging continental war. French institutions and armies reshaped Europe before military defeat restored the Bourbons. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Louis XVIII (King of France). White Terror after Bourbon Restoration mattered because collective action and political conflict altered the relationship between society and governing authority. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
White Terror after Bourbon Restoration mattered because collective action and political conflict altered the relationship between society and governing authority.

Ruler at the time: [Louis XVIII](https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-xviii-1815)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — White Terror after Bourbon Restoration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=White+Terror+after+Bourbon+Restoration&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — White Terror after Bourbon Restoration](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=White+Terror+after+Bourbon+Restoration)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)