French Revolution of 1848
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The French Revolution of 1848, also known as the February Revolution, was a period of civil unrest in France, in February 1848, that led to the collapse of the July Monarchy and the foundation of the
Detail from Lamartine Rejecting the Red Flag in Front of the City Hall by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux
Portrait of Louis Philippe I by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1841 Louis Philippe I, the last King of the French, was overthrown in 1848
Daguerreotype of a French revolutionary (1848) carrying a tricolor flag that reads: République Liberté Egalité Fraternité 22, 23, 24 février ("Republic Liberty Equality Fraternity 22, 23, 24 February")
Soldiers firing at a crowd on the Boulevard des Capucines, 23 February 1848
July Monarchy
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The July Monarchy, officially the Kingdom of France, was a liberal constitutional monarchy in France under Louis Philippe I, starting on 9 August 1830, with the revolutionary victory in the July Revol
French Revolution of 1848
…known as the February Revolution (Révolution de février), was a period of civil unrest in France, in February 1848, that led to the collapse of the July Monarchy and the foundation of the French Second Republic. It sparked the wave of revolutions of 1848. The revolution took place in Paris, and was preceded by…
Liberty Leading the People (1830) by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution of 1830. The child with two pistols to the right of Liberty (who holds the tricolor flag) would be Victor Hugo's inspiration for Gavroche in Les Misérables.[citation needed]
Silver five-franc coin featuring Louis Philippe
Donjon of the Château de Vincennes, where Charles X's ministers were detained