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4 days ago · The July Monarchy (French: Monarchie de Juillet), officially the Kingdom of France (French: Royaume de France), was a liberal constitutional monarchy in France under Louis Philippe I, starting on 26 July 1830, with the July Revolution of 1830, and ending 23 February 1848, with the Revolution of 1848.
4 days ago · Protests and demonstrations were followed by three days of fighting (July 27–29), the abdication of Charles X (August 2), and the proclamation of Louis-Philippe as “king of the French” (August 9). In the July Revolution the upper middle class, or bourgeoisie, secured a political and social ascendancy that was to characterize the period ...
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2 days ago · The Palace of Versailles (/ v ɛər ˈ s aɪ, v ɜːr ˈ s aɪ / vair-SY, vur-SY; French: château de Versailles [ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj] ⓘ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 19 kilometers (12 mi) west of Paris, France.
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5 days ago · Louis XIV sought a state where the King had an inherent power over aspects of state craft, such as the pavement of roads, collection of taxes, the imposition of economic sanctions among others. Louis XIV went further in diminishing the power of the nobles, who spent most of their time in the luxuries of Versailles, both as entertainment and as ...
3 days ago · The Bourbon dynasty governed France from 1589 to 1793 and from 1814 to 1830, creating an absolute monarchy that reached its zenith under Louis XIV and was overthrown during the reign of Louis XVI. Louis XVI, Louis XVIII, and Charles X all served as constitutional monarchs.
3 days ago · Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was the first president of France from 1848 to 1852, and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 until he was deposed on 4 September 1870. Prior to his reign, Napoleon III was known as Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
4 days ago · The Capetians: Kings of France, 987–1328. Jim Bradbury. London, Continuum, 2007, ISBN: 9781852855284; 352pp.; Price: £35.00. Reviewer: Professor Richard Cusimano. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Citation: Professor Richard Cusimano, review of The Capetians: Kings of France, 987–1328, (review no. 715) https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/715.
