Outline for what happened after Napoleon got defeated and exiled.
Date Submitted: 05/02/2003 18:35:19
Category: / History / European History
Length: 3 pages (728 words)
Category: / History / European History
Length: 3 pages (728 words)
France overthrew its Bourbon king
-Charles X - last king of France; his rule was ended by a short and almost bloodless revolution in 1830
-Charles X
-Ignored both middle-class liberals and Parisian radials
-Tried to rule as an absolute monarch; he had nothing but contempt for a limited monarchy
-Tried to take away the few powers of France's Chamber of Deputies; as a result, riots broke out, forcing him to flee as an exile to …
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…Republic and to defend the Constitution"
- However, he broke that oath and dissolved the French parliament in December 1851
- declared himself sole ruler; election supported his decision and became Emperor Napoleon III
- "The Empire means peace. It means peace because France wishes it, and when France is satisfied, the world is quiescent." Best explained why the French people accepted this coup
- Louis's power confused Metternich; Louis governed France for the next 20 years
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