The July Monarchy (1830-1848) was established in France with the reign of Louis Philippe of France. His predecessor, Charles X, was abdicated during the July Revolution. This revolution had been launched in July of 1830 by the merchant bourgeoisie, who were outraged to be ousted from the limited voters list.
The July Monarchy was a period of liberal monarchy rule of France under Louis-Philippe. Charles X of the House of Bourbon was overthrown in the July Revolution, and was succeeded on August 9, 1830 by Louis-Philippe of the House of Orléans. Proclaiming himself the “King of the French” (roi des Français) instead of “King of France” (roi de France), thus underscoring the supremacy of popular sovereignty, Louis-Philippe established a moderate, constitutional monarchy.
The renovated regime (often called the July Monarchy or the bourgeois monarchy) rested on an altered political theory and a broadened social base. Divine right gave way to popular sovereignty; the social centre of gravity shifted from the landowning aristocracy to the wealthy bourgeoisie.
The monarchy was marked by continued dissension on the Left and its overwhelming bourgeois character.
The new regime’s ideal was explicated by Louis-Philippe’s famous statement in January 1831: “We will attempt to remain in a juste milieu (the just middle), in an equal distance from the excesses of popular power and the abuses of royal power.”
Further reading:
Bartleby.com
Tocqueville.fr
Unrelated, but interesting links:
A Very Fine Romance wrote some very fine articles on the Habsburg Monarchy, definitely worth a visit!
History of Art Blog posted an article on crowds in landscape paintings, which has some very interesting insights.
Victorian Novel Community a community all about Victorian novels. There is not a lot of action but it makes a good read.
Basje,
I know of Louis Philippe, but not enough in depth about him. I’d like to learn more.
Thanks for this post and for including a link to my posts:)
I am doing a school project on a typical wedding meal in France 1830 period and cannot find any information. Do you know of any websites I can check for this kind of information or do you know what a typical menu from this period would have been? I would appreciate your help very much. The project is due Oct. 9. I am to create a menu and then prepare at least 3 dishes for the class! Thank you very much for getting back to me!
Hi Robbie,
There’s quite a difference whether it’s a wedding meal of an upperclass family, bourgeoisie, or lower classes! There doesn’t seem to be much information about it online, so your best bet would be to visit a library (preferably a university library!) and search for older cookbooks (for example ‘the Virginia Cookbook’) to get a general idea of the food and cooking methods. Then you can look for books on the history of French food to know what items were popular in the 1830s. At any rate, there will be a meat-dish with white sauce, and an intricate dessert. Good luck!
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i have a qsn on the personality of louis phillipe…please help