HIS 1120 Lecture Notes - Utopian Socialism, July Days, Constitutional Monarchy
17 Oct 2012
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Louis xviii"s constitutional charter of 1814 a liberal constitution that made sure the political & social reforms made by the lower classes during the revolution were protected. Also permitted artistic freedom + upper & lower houses were created. Louis appointed as his ministers moderate royalists, who got support from the majority of both houses during his reign (r. 1816-1824) However, louis"s charter was not democratic 100,000 of the wealthiest men got to vote out of 30 million people. Diverse group of notable people wealthy businessmen, war profiteers, ex-revolutionaries and large landowners from the old aristocracy. Louis"s successor, charles x (r. 1824-1830) wanted to return to the old order in. He issued decrees stripping much of the wealthy middle class from its voting rights and censored the press. An insurrection in the capital brought by printers, other artisans and small traders and encouraged by journalists & lawyers occurred. In three glorious days the government collapsed charles fled upper middle class appoints charles"s cousin,
