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Bourbon Restoration in France
Also known as Kingdom of France
period of French history, 1814–1830
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The Bourbon Restoration was the period from 1814 to 1830 when the French Bourbon royal family returned to power after being overthrown during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. It matters because it represents a major turning point in European history, when a European power attempted to restore absolute monarchy after decades of revolutionary change, ultimately showing the difficulty of reversing such transformations.
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Key facts
- 1815
- Charles de Talleyrand-Périgord
- 1830
- Casimir de Rochechouart
- Capital
- Paris
- Common languages
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church ( state religion ) Calvinism Lutheranism Judaism
- Demonym
- French
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy
- 1815 1824
- Louis XVIII
- 1824 1830
- Charles X
- Legislature
- Parliament
- Upper house
- Chamber of Peers
- Lower house
- Chamber of Deputies
- Invasion of spain
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Middle Ages
Early modern Ancien Régime