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Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry (24 January 1778 – 14 February 1820) was the third child and younger son of Charles X, King of France, (whom he predeceased) by his wife Maria Theresa of Savoy. In 1820 he was assassinated at the Paris Opera by Louis Pierre Louvel, a Bonapartist.
Apr 17, 2024 · Charles-Ferdinand de Bourbon, duke de Berry was a French prince whose murder by the fanatic Louvel marked a turning point in the history of the Restoration monarchy (1814–30). His death hastened the downfall and replacement of the Decazes government and the polarization into liberal and royalist.
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Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry (1778–1820) was the son of the future king, Charles X of France and Princess Maria Theresa of Savoy. During the French Revolution he left France with his father, then Count of Artois, serving in the émigré army of his cousin, the Prince of Condé, and then with the Russian army.
views 2,175,333 updated. Charles Ferdinand Berry, duc de (shärl fĕrdēnäN´, dük də bĕrē´), 1778–1820, younger son of Charles, comte d'Artois (later Charles X of France). He served in the prince de Condé's army against the French Revolution.
Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry (24 January 1778 – 14 February 1820) was the third child and younger son of Charles X, King of France, (whom he predeceased) by his wife Maria Theresa of Savoy. In 1820 he was assassinated at the Paris Opera by Louis Pierre Louvel, a Bonapartist.
In 1816, he married princess Caroline Ferdinande Louise, daughter of Francis I of the Two-Sicilies. Charles Ferdinand was assassinated in an attempt to extinguish the Bourbon line (February 13, 1820). His posthumous son, born seven months after his death, was Henri, comte de Chambord. View more.
CHARLES FERDINAND BERRY, DUKE OF (1778-1820), younger son of Charles X. of France, was born at Versailles. At the Revolution he left France with his father, then comte d'Artois, and served in the army of Conde from 1792 to 1797.
