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3 days ago · The 1830 abdication of King Charles X of France during the July Revolution ushered in a tumultuous era of French politics, failed restorations and republics.[8] Likewise, the scandalous abdication of Edward VIII damaged the prestige of the British monarchy, requiring years of effort by his successor George VI to rebuild public trust.[4]
23 hours ago · France's three most recent monarchs from the Houses of Bourbon, Bonaparte, and Orléans have some descendants. While Louis XVI and Lous XVIII don't have any direct descendants alive today, Charles X, Louis-Philippe, and Napoléon Bonaparte do. Even so, it's unlikely you'll see a king on the French throne in your lifetime.
3 days ago · Charles IX (born June 27, 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris—died May 30, 1574, Vincennes, France) was the king of France from 1560, remembered for authorizing the massacre of Protestants on St. Bartholomew’s Day, August 23–24, 1572, on the advice of his mother, Catherine de Médicis.
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11 hours ago · The Prince of Wales will represent his father King Charles at a key D-Day commemoration in Normandy, north-east France next week. William, 41, is set to be the senior U.K. figure at a gathering of ...
3 days ago · This medieval masterpiece of religious art and the witness of countless coronations of kings of France became the symbol of the Cathedral of Reims and one of the most widespread representations of angel in the world. Solène Tadié World September 29, 2022
5 days ago · Charles had to contend with semi-constant war with France, usually over who would control Italy. Sometimes Charles would win – he even captured Francis I and his son at the Battle of Pavia in 1525. And sometimes he lost, like when he failed to retake Metz in 1553.
2 days ago · The Paris Commune ( French: Commune de Paris, pronounced [kɔ.myn də pa.ʁi]) was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the French National Guard had defended Paris, and working-class radicalism grew among its soldiers.
