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Why did Louis XI join the Praguerie revolt against Charles VII?

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Louis XI joined the Praguerie revolt in 1440 primarily because he was impatient to reign. At the time, the 16-year-old dauphin was induced by malcontent princes to serve as the figurehead for their insurrection against his father, Charles VII.12

The revolt was fueled by broader political tensions: many princes had been excluded from the royal council, and the nobility was further agitated by the king's 1439 ordinance that forbade the raising or maintenance of troops without royal permission, which threatened the livelihoods of mercenary captains. Despite these underlying grievances, Louis's personal motivation remained his desire to secure power before his father's natural succession. Following the failure of the revolt, Charles VII pardoned his son and installed him as the ruler of the Dauphiné.21