French Charte Constitutionnelle [Constitutional Charter] of 1830

Historical Context Essay

Ian Morrison (Independent Scholar - Europe)

Ed. by David Elwyn Evans, University of St Andrews
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.05: French Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth-Century , 1800-1900.
Vol. editors: David Elwyn Evans (University of St Andrews), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Elisabeth Gerwin (University of Lethbridge), Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield), Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)

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Political Reform

Dates

Date of occurrence 1830-08-09

Places

France (Location)

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In July 1830, King Charles X tried to evade parliamentary opposition by governing through ordinances. Public order collapsed, and he abdicated in favour of his five-year-old grandson, Henri. However, the lower House of parliament, the Chambre des députés, declared the throne vacant and offered it conditionally to Louis-Philippe, duc d’Orléans, and his male descendants. The upper House, the Chambre des pairs, acquiesced. The condition was that Louis-Philippe and his eventual successors swear to observe the

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of 1814, as now revised by parliament. Louis-Philippe took the oath on 9 August. Parliament, having made the monarchy ‘elective’ to resolve this crisis, intended the hereditary principle to return with the new dynasty.

Three major revisions to the Charte

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Citation: Morrison, Ian. "French Charte Constitutionnelle [Constitutional Charter] of 1830". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 09 February 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19759, accessed 08 May 2024.]

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