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Charles X (Charles Philippe; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. [1] An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother of reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII , he supported the latter in exile.
A Portrait of Charles X by Thomas Lawrence was commissioned by George IV of Britain the year of the coronation. At the Covent Garden theatre in London a pageant The Coronation of King Charles X was organised by Charles Kemble, based on the research of James Planché, and proved to be popular with audiences. [12]
Charles X may refer to: Charles X of France (1757–1836) Charles X Gustav (1622–1660), King of Sweden; Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon (1523–1590), recognized as ...
Coronation Coach of Charles X. The Coronation Coach of Charles X is a horse-drawn coach used for the coronation of Charles X of France in 1825. The highly-adorned bronze- and gilt-covered state coach is the only coronation carriage of a king of France that still exists today, and is exhibited in the Gallery of Coaches in Versailles, France.
The Coronation of Charles X (French: Le sacre de Charles X) is an 1827 history painting by the French artist François Gérard depicting the Coronation of Charles X of France at Reims Cathedral on 29 May 1825. [1] [2] [3] Charles X had succeeded his brother Louis XVIII in September 1824.
Charles X in coronation robes, by Robert Lefèvre. On 16 September 1824, after a lingering illness of several months, the 68-year-old Louis XVIII died. As he was childless, his younger brother, Charles, aged 66, inherited the throne of France. He was known to have more reactionary politics.
The July Ordinances, also known as the Four Ordinances of Saint-Cloud, were a series of decrees set forth by Charles X and Jules Armand de Polignac, the chief minister, in July 1830. Compelled by what he felt to be a growing, manipulative radicalism in the elected government, Charles felt that as king by right of birth, his primary duty was the ...
Charles X also sought to divert attention from turbulent French domestic affairs which culminated with his deposition during the later stages of the invasion in the July Revolution. The invasion of Algiers began on 5 July 1830 with a naval bombardment by a fleet under Admiral Duperré and a landing by troops under Louis Auguste Victor de ...