July Monarchy
Kingdom of France Royaume de France | |||||||||
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| 1830–1848 | |||||||||
| Anthem: La Parisienne ("The Parisian") | |||||||||
 The Kingdom of France between 1830 and 1848 | |||||||||
| Capital | Paris | ||||||||
| Common languages | French | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism Calvinism Lutheranism Judaism | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1830–1848 | Louis Philippe I[1] | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1830 | Jacques Laffitte (first) | ||||||||
• 1848 | François Guizot (last) | ||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||
| Chamber of Peers | |||||||||
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 26 July 1830 | |||||||||
| 7 August 1830 | |||||||||
| 23 February 1848 | |||||||||
| Currency | French franc | ||||||||
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| Today part of | France Algeria | ||||||||
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The July Monarchy (French: Monarchie de Juillet) was a liberal constitutional monarchy in France ruled by Louis Philippe I. This started on 26 July 1830, with the July Revolution of 1830, and ended on 23 February 1848, with the Revolution of 1848.
History
[change | change source]The July Monarchy ended the Bourbon Restoration period of French history. It began when people overthrown Charles X, the last king of the House of Bourbon.
The new leader, Louis Philippe, is a member of the Orléans of the House of Bourbon. He proclaimed himself as Roi des Français ("King of the French").
The July Monarchy was ruled by rich bourgeoisie and former Napoleonic officials. The king wanted friendship with the United Kingdom and colonial expansion such as the French conquest of Algeria.
In 1848, revolutions taken place in many parts of Europe, the king is not popular anymore and he was overthrown.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Larousse, Éditions. "Louis-Philippe Ier - LAROUSSE". www.larousse.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-17.