Back Loðwic-Philippus Francena Cyning ANG لويس فيليب الأول Arabic لويس فيليب الاول ARZ Lluis Felipe I de Francia AST Louis-Philippe I (gazik ke Franca) AVK I Lui-Filipp Azerbaijani لوئی فیلیپ AZB Луі-Філіп I Byelorussian Луи-Филип Bulgarian Loeiz-Fulup Iañ Breton
| Louis Philippe I | |||||
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| Duke of Orléans | |||||
_by_Winterhalter.jpg) Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1841 | |||||
| King of the French (more...) | |||||
| Reign | 9 August 1830 — 24 February 1848 | ||||
| Coronation | 9 August 1830 | ||||
| Predecessor | Charles X (as King of France) | ||||
| Successor | Louis Philippe II | ||||
| Born | 6 October 1773 Palais Royal, Paris, Kingdom of France | ||||
| Died | 26 August 1850 (aged 76) Claremont House, Surrey, England, UK | ||||
| Burial | Royal Chapel of Dreux, France | ||||
| Spouse | Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (m. 1809) | ||||
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| House | Orléans | ||||
| Father | Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans | ||||
| Mother | Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 — 26 August 1850) nicknamed the Citizen King (French: le Roi Citoyen) was King of the French from 1830 until he was forced to abdicate following the French Revolution in 1848. As Louis Philippe III, he was also the Duke of Orléans from 1793 to 1830 where he passed that title to his son, Philippe which became the title of the heirs to the French throne rather than going back to the traditional, Dauphin of France.
Throughout his reign, Louis brought peace, stability, and prosperity to France. He started France's colonialism over the world. He conquered Algeria and Tunisia which increased France's territory, army, and navy. He also ordered the completion of the Arc de Triomphe. This increased his popularity.
However, in 1848, his popularity declined because he opposed parlimentarism and that he always wanted to rule as an absolute monarch. He also started to support the rich people and care less about the poor. This broke off the French Revolution of 1848. Since there were already two major revolutions and that Louis did not want another French Revolution, he abdicated the throne and fled the country. He travelled to the UK and moved into the Claremont House in Surrey and lived there under the name "Mr Smith" until his death due to dysentery on 26 October 1850 at the age of 77.
He started France's colonialism in Africa and North America. His conquest of Algeria, Tunisia, and North America made France significantly more powerful.
Louis had some of the qualities of being a good king. He greatly expanded France. He also made France more modern. He built the Arc de Triomphe, the Luxor Obelisk in the Place de la Concorde and the July Column in the Place de la Bastille.