Post Napoleon France
- Following the outing of Napoleon Bonaparte, in 1814, the Bourbon Dynasty was restored to the French throne. The period of their reigns is called in French the Restoration.
- France had just fought for 10 years to get rid of the Monarchy, but now it is back. However, this time is in the form of constitutional monarchy instead of an absolute monarchy.
The Next 3 Kings
- Louis XVII (1804-1824)
- Charles X (1824-1830)
- Louis-Philippe I, the Citizen King (1830-1848)
Louis the Seventeenth
- Younger brother of Louis the 16th. He was going to inherit the kingship after his brother. However, Louis 16th had two sons so cut him in line and now he is the 3rd in line for the crown. Those sons were killed and Louis the 16th died so Louis the 17th proclaims himself to be the new king for France – From absolute monarchy to Empire back to a monarchy which was constitutional so it was better than before.
The Citizen King (Louis Philippe I)
- At first, he was much loved and called the “Citizen King,” but his popularity suffered as his government was perceived as increasingly conservative and monarchical
- Under the management the conditions of the working classes deteriorated and the income gap widened considerably
- An economic crisis in 1847 led to the citizens of France revolting against their king once again
Napoleon III
- Nephew to Napoleon Bonaparte
- Military leader just like his uncle
- He was determined to regain the French throne
- After the Revolution of 1848, in 1850, Napoleon III was elected president of the Second Republic
- He served in that position until 1852 when he was made emperor – a position he held until 1870
- When the disastrous Franco-Russian War led to his capture. He deposed and sent to England, where he died in 1873 – sound familiar?
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