Louis-Philippe Biography

Louis-Philippe biography

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NAME: Louis-Philippe
OCCUPATION: King
BIRTH DATE: October 06, 1773
DEATH DATE: August 26, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH: Paris, France

PLACE OF DEATH: Claremont, England
AKA: The Citizen King

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Louis-Philippe was king of the French from 1830 to 1848 but fell from power because he could not win the allegiance of the new industrial classes.

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On the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789, Louis-Philippe joined the group of progressive nobles who supported the Revolutionary government. In 1830, a rebellion formed around Charles X, which gave Louis-Philippe his long-awaited opportunity to gain power, and on August 9 he accepted the crown. Faced with his own middle-class insurrection, Louis-Philippe abdicated on February 24, 1848.