The French Revolution of 1830
"The July Revolution"
Leading up to Revolution
Background
1814-
- Congress of Vienna met and redrew Europe's borders, reducing France
- Congress forced Louis XVIII to create a liberal Constitutional Charter
1824-
- Louis XVIII dies and Charles X became king
1830-
- Charles X created the July Ordinances, causing outrage
The Desired
Louis XVIII
- Member of the Bourbon family
- Brought to power by Congress of Vienna
- Weak and had little political power
Ultra-Royalist
Charles X
- Also Bourbon - Louis XVIII's brother
- Wanted to rule as an absolute monarch
- Sought to bring back the Old Regieme
- The main conservative of the Revolution
Four Ordinances of Saint-Cloud
July Ordinances
- Chamber of Deputies of France dissolved
- Future chambers made smaller
- Middle class lost right to vote
Charles X signs the July Ordinances
Three Days of Revolution
- The July Revolution only lasted three days
- Despite this, it still had a big impact
Three Glorious Days
Les Drapeaux-
Leon Cogniet
Fighting Begins
July 27
- Large crowds began to form
- Citizens began to throw objects at soldiers
- Marquis de Lafayette named a leader of the revolution
Fighting Continues
July 28
- Charles ordered Auguste Marmont to supress the uprisings
- Palais Royale, Palais de Justice, and Hotel de Ville were planned to be protected - not enough troops
The Third Day
July 29
- The Tuileries Palace was ransacked
- Very little looting, crowd protected paintings
Battle outside of Hotel de Ville
A Liberal Victory
Aftermath
- Charles X forced to abdicate, exiled to England
- Louis-Philippe crowned king
- Guizot's Education Act (1833) - Villages must set up a school
- Arc de Triomphe completed
Louis-Philippe arrives at the Palais Royale
The Citizen King
Louis Phillippe
- Chosen by Lafayette to be king
- Penultimate monarch of France
- Very popular with the people at first
A New President
Adolphe Thiers
- Historian and owner of Le National
- Became the second president of France in 1836
- Key figure in the Revolution due to his newspaper being shut down
- Reassociated France with Napoleon