July Monarchy

The July Monarchy (French: la monarchie de Juillet), officially the Kingdom of France (Royaume de France), was a liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution of 1830 (also known as the Three Glorious Days) and ending with the Revolution of 1848. It began with the overthrow of the conservative government of Charles X and the House of Bourbon. Louis-Philippe, a member of the traditionally more liberal Orléans branch of the House of Bourbon, proclaimed himself roi des Français ("King of the French") rather than roi de France ("King of France"), emphasizing the popular origins of his reign. The new regime's ideal was explicated by Louis-Philippe's famous statement in January 1831: "We will attempt to remain in a juste milieu (the just middle), in an equal distance from the excesses of popular power and the abuses of royal power."

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Read more about July Monarchy:  Overview, Background, The Laffitte Government (2 November 1830 – 13 March 1831), The Casimir Perier Government (13 March 1831 – 16 May 1832), The Consolidation of The Regime (1832–1835), Evolution Towards Parliamentarism (1835–1840), The Guizot Government (1840–1848), End of The Monarchy

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