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July Monarchy
Origins
The July Revolution of 1830 drove out Charles X of the Bourbon Restoration. Liberal deputies offered the throne to his cousin Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who took the title King of the French and accepted a revised Charter that lowered property qualifications and limited royal power.
Rule and society
Government rested on a narrow electorate of wealthy men, and ministers such as François Guizot and Adolphe Thiers alternated in power. Railways, banking and industry grew, and the conquest of Algeria continued. The regime crushed republican and workers' risings, including the Lyon silk workers' revolts of 1831 and 1834. Guizot resisted all demands to widen the vote.
Decline and legacy
An economic crisis and a banned campaign of political banquets led to revolution in Paris in February 1848. Louis-Philippe abdicated and fled to England, and the French Second Republic was proclaimed.
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- July Monarchy was part of French Empire1830 CE – 1848 CE
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