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Sunday, April 12, 2026

Collection of facts about the July Revolution

This post is a collection of facts about the July Revolution (1830). There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Occurred July 26th - July 29th, 1830 (three days of riots)
• Preceded by July Ordinances ending the Chamber of Deputies, liberty of the press and excluding commercial middle class from elections
• Newspapers collectively agreed to not shut down
• Followed by three days of riots
• Tuileries Palace, the Louvre and Hôtel de Ville sacked on July 29th
• Charles X (Bourbon dynasty) was overthrown
• Louis Philippe I (Orléans dynasty) became King
• Hereditary right replaced with popular sovereignty
• Louis Philippe I later overthrown in 1848