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The French Charter of 1814 was a constitution granted by King Louis XVIII of France shortly after his restoration. The Congress of Vienna demanded that Louis bring in a constitution of some form before he was restored. It guaranteed many of the rights that most other countries in western Europe had at that time for example " Frenchmen are equal before the law, whatever may be their titles and ranks" as well as "every one may profess his religion with equal freedom, and shall obtain for his worship the same protection". There was however special provision made for the Roman Catholic Church as the official state religion. It ended with the words "Given at Paris, in the year of grace 1814, and of our reign the nineteenth", this would put the reign of Louis XVIII beginning in 1795 after the death of the only son of Louis XVIII's brother Louis XVI. Coronation of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile at Reims in 1223; a miniature from the Grandes Chroniques de France, painted in the 1450s, kept at the National Library of France See also List of Queens and Empresses of France The monarchs of France ruled, first as kings and later...
Louis XVIII (November 17, 1755 - September 16, 1824) was King of France and Navarre from 1814 (although he declared that he considered his reign to have begun in 1795) until his death in 1824, with a brief break in 1815 due to Napoleons return in the Hundred Days. ...
The Congress of Vienna by Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1819. ...
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Nations with state religions: Buddhism Islam Shia Islam Sunni Islam Orthodox Christianity Protestantism Roman Catholic Church A state religion (also called an official religion, established church or state church) is a religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state. ...
Louis XVI, born Louis-Auguste de France (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792. ...
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The position of the king was not as central as it had been in the time before the French Revolution, however the ministers were responsible to the king. Also, the king was the head of state, with command of the armed forces vested in him. He also declared war and made peace treaties and appointed all people of public administration. The king alone could propose laws and could send them to either of the two chambers the Chamber of Peers or the Chamber of Deputies however finance bills must be sent to the Chamber of Deputies. Kings ruled in France from the Middle Ages to 1848. ...
The French Revolution (1789–1815) was a period of political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on...
Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ...
The Peerage of France (French: ) was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. ...
Chamber of Deputies is the name given to a legislative body, which may either be the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or the name of a unicameral one. ...
See also Louis XVII of France (March 27, 1785 – June 8, 1795), from birth to 1789 known as Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy; then from 1789 to 1791 as Louis-Charles, Dauphin of Viennois; and from 1791 to 1793 as Louis-Charles, Prince Royal of France, was the son of King Louis...
Louis XVIII (November 17, 1755 - September 16, 1824) was King of France and Navarre from 1814 (although he declared that he considered his reign to have begun in 1795) until his death in 1824, with a brief break in 1815 due to Napoleons return in the Hundred Days. ...
Charles X (October 9, 1757 – November 6, 1836) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1824 until the French Revolution of 1830, when he abdicated. ...
The Congress of Vienna by Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1819. ...
Capital Paris Language(s) French Government Monarchy King - 1814-1824 Louis XVIII - 1824-1830 Charles X Legislature Parliament History - Bourbon Restoration 1814 - July Revolution 21 January, 1830 Currency French Franc Following the ousting of Napoleon I of France in 1814, the Allies restored the Bourbon Dynasty to the French throne. ...
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