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The French Revolution of 1848 (French: Révolution française de 1848), also known as the February Revolution (Révolution de février), was a period of civil unrest in France, in February 1848, that led to the collapse of the July Monarchy and the foundation of the French Second Republic.
- 22–24 February 1848
- Abdication of King Louis Philippe, Abolition of the monarchy, Establishment of the republic under a provisional government
- Paris, France
Joseph, Graf Radetzky. Élisée Reclus. Revolutions of 1848, series of republican revolts against European monarchies, beginning in Sicily and spreading to France, Germany, Italy, and the Austrian Empire. They all ended in failure and repression and were followed by widespread disillusionment among liberals.
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Dec 18, 2023 · When the February Revolution broke out in France in 1848, resulting in the overthrow of King Louis-Philippe and the establishment of the French Second Republic, it acted as a catalyst, sending a powerful message across Europe, from the Italian and German states to the Habsburg Empire and other regions.
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Dec 28, 2023 · February 1848: February Revolution: King Louis Phillipe abdicates. Barricades in Paris; marches, protests and violence. Second Republic declared. Nobility stripped of titles. June 1848: June Days Uprising: Paris in a state of siege. Parisians rebel against the new government's conservatism and fight the national guards. New barricades built ...
The revolutions were most important in France, the Netherlands, Italy, the Austrian Empire, and the states of the German Confederation that would make up the German Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The wave of uprisings ended in October 1849.
- Springtime of Nations, Springtime of the Peoples, Year of Revolution
- See Events by country or region, Political change in a few countries, Significant social and cultural change
- 12 January 1848 – 4 October 1849, (1 year, 8 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
The Revolutions of 1848. After adopting reforms in the 1830s and the early 1840s, Louis-Philippe of France rejected further change and thereby spurred new liberal agitation.
The Second Republic, 1848–52. The succession to the throne was not to be decided so easily, however. The Chamber of Deputies, invaded by a crowd that demanded a republic, set up a provisional government whose members ranged from constitutional monarchists to one radical deputy, Alexandre-Auguste Ledru-Rollin.
