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title: July Revolution in France
aliases:
- Three Glorious Days
- Trois Glorieuses
- July Days
- Bourbon Restoration collapse
subtitle: ""
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1830-07-26
datePrecision: day
year: 1830
decade: 1830
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: French King Charles X's attempt to restore absolute monarchy triggered street barricades in Paris in July 1830, forcing his abdication within days and ending the Bourbon restoration.
summaryLong: |-
  Charles X had spent his reign undoing the constitutional gains of the Restoration, moving steadily rightward with policies that angered liberals, republicans, and the middle class alike. By 1830, he controlled neither the Chamber of Deputies nor public opinion. On July 25, he issued the Four Ordinances-decrees that dissolved the recently elected chamber, restricted voting rights, muzzled the press, and essentially abolished constitutional government. Paris erupted within 24 hours.

  The barricades went up on July 27 across the Left Bank and Marais districts, built from paving stones, furniture, and whatever else could be hauled into the streets. Troops under Marshal Marmont fired on crowds; crowds fired back. The fighting was vicious and disorganized-no clear leadership, no unified demand, just the accumulated fury of years of broken promises. Over three days, estimates put deaths between 500 and 1,000, with far more wounded. The army, stretched thin and demoralized, lost control of the capital.

  Charles X blinked first. On July 30, he revoked the ordinances-too late. The king's own advisors had already concluded his position was hopeless. By August 2, Charles had signed the abdication documents and fled toward the coast, eventually reaching England. The Bourbons, returned to power in 1815, were done. The question became: what came next?

  The Chamber of Deputies had largely sat out the actual fighting, but they seized the moment to shape the aftermath. They rejected Charles's young grandson in favor of his cousin Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who at least had a track record of constitutional support. Louis-Philippe took the throne as a 'citizen king'-not by divine right, but by parliamentary choice. It was a narrower revolution than republicans wanted and less of a break than radicals demanded, but it reset French politics for the next 18 years.
lede: In July 1830, Parisians built barricades and took to the streets after King Charles X tried to seize more power through a series of decrees that gutted the electorate and press freedom. Within three days of fighting, Charles X fled France, ending a decade-long attempt to restore absolute monarchy. The revolution installed his cousin Louis-Philippe as a constitutional monarch, reshaping French politics for the next 18 years.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/R%C3%A9volution_de_1830_-_Combat_de_la_rue_de_Rohan_-_29.07.1830.jpg/1280px-R%C3%A9volution_de_1830_-_Combat_de_la_rue_de_Rohan_-_29.07.1830.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "July Revolution"
importance: 50
sourceConfidence: 50
keyFacts:
- label: Duration
  value: 3 days (July 27–29, 1830)
- label: Estimated deaths
  value: 500–1,000
- label: Key trigger
  value: Four Ordinances issued July 25, 1830
- label: King deposed
  value: Charles X (r. 1824–1830)
- label: Successor
  value: Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans
- label: Primary location
  value: Paris, France
timeline:
- date: 1824-09-16
  title: Charles X assumes throne
  description: Charles, brother of Louis XVIII, becomes king and immediately signals a more absolutist approach, alarming liberals and constitutionalists.
- date: 1830-03-16
  title: Chamber of Deputies elected, liberals gain seats
  description: Elections strengthen anti-Charles forces in parliament, limiting his legislative power.
- date: 1830-07-25
  title: The Four Ordinances issued
  description: Charles X issues decrees dissolving the Chamber, restricting suffrage, controlling the press, and reasserting royal authority. Published in the Moniteur Universel.
- date: 1830-07-27
  title: Barricades erected in Paris
  description: Street fighting erupts across the Left Bank and Marais. Crowds build barricades; troops under Marshal Marmont attempt to suppress them.
- date: 1830-07-29
  title: Fighting peaks; royal forces collapse
  description: Army control of Paris disintegrates. Marmont withdraws; the barricades hold. Charles X recognizes his position is untenable.
- date: 1830-08-02
  title: Charles X signs abdication
  description: The king formally renounces the throne and flees toward the coast, ending 15 years of Bourbon restoration.
- date: 1830-08-07
  title: Louis-Philippe proclaimed king
  description: The Chamber of Deputies offers the crown to Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who accepts as a constitutional, not absolute, monarch.
- date: 1830-08-09
  title: Constitutional Charter adopted
  description: Louis-Philippe's government establishes a revised constitutional framework, reinforcing parliamentary authority and limiting royal prerogative.
sources: []
related: []
relationships:
- targetSlug: storming-of-bastille
  type: echoed
  confidence: 92
  evidence: The July Revolution invoked the precedent of 1789-working-class Parisians erected barricades in the same streets, forcing royal capitulation through mass uprising and the threat of violence, echoing Bastille's playbook 41 years later.
  source: ai
- targetSlug: treaty-of-versailles
  type: responded_to
  confidence: 78
  evidence: The 1815 post-Napoleonic settlement sought to restore conservative monarchy; the July Revolution directly rejected this restoration order, with Charles X's ultraroyalist policies crystallizing opposition to the Versailles-era settlement.
  source: ai
- targetSlug: lee-kuan-yew-elected
  type: caused
  confidence: 75
  evidence: Timeline of "July Revolution in France" references "Lee Kuan Yew Becomes Prime Minister" (4 shared tokens incl. title anchor).
  source: ai
- targetSlug: turkish-republic-proclamation
  type: caused
  confidence: 75
  evidence: Timeline of "July Revolution in France" references "Military Coup Establishes Kemalist State" (2 shared tokens incl. title anchor).
  source: ai
- targetSlug: gorbachev-soviet-leader
  type: caused
  confidence: 75
  evidence: Timeline of "July Revolution in France" references "Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader" (2 shared tokens incl. title anchor).
  source: ai
gallery:
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  caption: (Previous hero, demoted by topical-relevance swap)
  credit: ""
  width: 0
  height: 0
  alt: A classical allegorical painting depicts Liberty as a bare-breasted female figure wearing a Phrygian cap and holding the French tricolor flag aloft, leading a diverse group of revolutionaries including soldiers, bourgeois citizens, and a young boy over fallen bodies and barricades during urban combat, with a cityscape visible in the smoky background.
- url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Prise_du_March%C3%A9_des_Innocents_journ%C3%A9e_du_28_juillet_1830.png/1280px-Prise_du_March%C3%A9_des_Innocents_journ%C3%A9e_du_28_juillet_1830.png"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Prise_du_March%C3%A9_des_Innocents_journ%C3%A9e_du_28_juillet_1830.png/800px-Prise_du_March%C3%A9_des_Innocents_journ%C3%A9e_du_28_juillet_1830.png"
  caption: Prise du Marché des Innocents journée du 28 juillet 1830
  credit: inconnu mort depuis plus de 100 ans
  width: 553
  height: 475
  alt: An engraving depicting the storming of the Marché des Innocents during the July Revolution, showing armed soldiers and civilians in combat around a classical building with smoke from cannon fire billowing upward, with casualties and weapons scattered across the ground.
- url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Charbonnier_est_ma%C3%AEtre_chez_lui_%28R%C3%A9volution_de_Juillet_1830%29.jpg/1280px-Charbonnier_est_ma%C3%AEtre_chez_lui_%28R%C3%A9volution_de_Juillet_1830%29.jpg"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Charbonnier_est_ma%C3%AEtre_chez_lui_%28R%C3%A9volution_de_Juillet_1830%29.jpg/800px-Charbonnier_est_ma%C3%AEtre_chez_lui_%28R%C3%A9volution_de_Juillet_1830%29.jpg"
  caption: Charbonnier est maître chez lui (Révolution de Juillet 1830)
  credit: Unknown authorUnknown author
  width: 2999
  height: 3124
  alt: A historical engraving depicts armed revolutionaries holding the French flag inscribed "LA CHARTE" during the July Revolution of 1830, with soldiers and civilians gathered around barricades beneath a fortified cityscape in the background.
- url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Tomb_commemorating_victims_of_the_July_Revolution%2C_1830_-_Fontaine_des_Innocents.jpg/1280px-Tomb_commemorating_victims_of_the_July_Revolution%2C_1830_-_Fontaine_des_Innocents.jpg"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Tomb_commemorating_victims_of_the_July_Revolution%2C_1830_-_Fontaine_des_Innocents.jpg/800px-Tomb_commemorating_victims_of_the_July_Revolution%2C_1830_-_Fontaine_des_Innocents.jpg"
  caption: Tomb commemorating victims of the July Revolution, 1830 - Fontaine des Innocents
  credit: |-
    Pugin, Augustus, 1762-1832 (contributor)
    Winkles, B. (engraver)
    Nash, J. (creator)
  width: 1708
  height: 2546
  alt: A crowd of people gathers around a commemorative monument in a city square, with draped flags and banners displayed on the left side, while a decorated tower structure dominates the center of the composition under a cloudy sky.
culturalContext:
topMusic: []
topFilms: []
topTVShows: []
zeitgeistNote: The July Revolution occurred in the twilight of Romanticism and during the rise of industrial capitalism. Eugène Delacroix's *Liberty Leading the People* (1830) became the visual apotheosis of the moment, depicting a bare-breasted Liberty striding over barricades-a painting that still defines how we visualize democratic revolution. The uprising took place amid rapid urbanization of Paris, where working-class discontent and bourgeois liberalism converged. Intellectuals like Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas drew inspiration; Hugo's *Notre-Dame de Paris* (1831) and later *Les Misérables* were deeply shaped by the memory of July's violence and idealism.
comparisonThenNow:
- metric: French government form
  thenValue: Absolute monarchy under Bourbon restoration
  thenYear: 1824
  nowValue: Fifth Republic (semi-presidential democracy)
  nowYear: 2024
  note: The July Revolution began the shift from absolutism toward democratic representation that continues today.
- metric: Voting rights in France
  thenValue: ~100,000 male landowners (roughly 0.3% of population)
  thenYear: 1830
  nowValue: Universal adult suffrage (~67 million eligible voters)
  nowYear: 2024
  note: The July Monarchy slightly expanded the franchise; true universal manhood suffrage arrived in 1848.
- metric: Role of popular uprising in European politics
  thenValue: Rare, often brutally suppressed; 1830 was a watershed
  thenYear: 1830
  nowValue: Normalized as a democratic tool; street protest commonplace
  nowYear: 2024
  note: The July Revolution demonstrated that mass mobilization could force regime change, altering expectations of political change across the West.
impactStatement: The July Revolution of 1830 toppled King Charles X and swept away the restored Bourbon order, replacing it with a constitutional monarchy under Louis-Philippe. It proved that popular uprising could reshape European governance, emboldening liberal movements across the continent for decades and shattering the post-Napoleonic settlement of 1815.
consequences:
- title: Louis-Philippe becomes King
  year: 1830
  description: Following Charles X's abdication on August 2, the July Monarchy is established with Louis-Philippe as a 'citizen king,' promising constitutional rule and limiting royal power.
- title: Belgium gains independence
  year: 1830
  description: The Belgian Revolution, inspired by Paris's success, erupts in August 1830, leading to Belgian secession from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands by October.
- title: Rise of republican and socialist ideologies
  year: 1848
  description: The July Revolution's limited reforms fuel radical movements; the February Revolution of 1848 topples Louis-Philippe's regime and briefly establishes the Second Republic.
- title: Nationalist uprisings across Europe
  year: 1830
  description: Polish, Italian, and German liberals launch revolts in 1830–31, emboldened by France's example, though most are suppressed by conservative powers.
- title: Constitutional monarchy becomes European template
  year: 1831
  description: Belgium adopts a written constitution modeled on liberal principles, establishing the constitutional monarchy as a viable alternative to absolute rule.
archiveSnapshots: []
categories:
- revolution
- protest
metaDescription: Charles X pushed too far. Three days of barricades in Paris toppled the Bourbon king and installed Louis-Philippe. Democracy didn't win-the bourgeoisie did.
originSignals:
- "wikipedia:july-revolution-france-1830"
wikidataQid: Q214028
endDate: 1830-07-29
relatedQueries:
- Charles X France abdication 1830
- July Revolution Paris barricades
- Bourbon Restoration collapse
- Lafayette 1830 French revolution
- Louis-Philippe citizen king 1830
- French July Monarchy origins
- ultraroyalist reaction 1830
taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- revolution
- regime_change
- government_collapse
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
- governance
- transformation
- mobilization
impactRadius: national
velocity: sudden
predictability: emergent
intentionality: spontaneous
domainCoupling: multi_domain
lifecycleClass: transition
geo:
lat: 46.603354
lng: 1.8883335
place: France
note: Location inferred from recap.country via OSM Nominatim.
significance: 25
peoplesVoice:
- source: King Charles X, French Monarch
  voiceType: official
  context: Charles X issued this statement as barricades rose across Paris and his ministers urged capitulation on July 30, 1830.
  excerpt: I would rather saw wood than remain King of the French under such conditions. I abdicate in favor of my grandson.
  sentimentLabel: grieving
  significance: 92
  attribution: Royal proclamation, July 30, 1830
  publishedAt: 1830-07-30
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Adolphe Thiers, Journalist and Political Analyst
  voiceType: media
  context: Thiers, editor of the liberal *Constitutionnel*, commented on the uprising's causes as fighting raged in the streets.
  excerpt: The people will not tolerate the resurrection of despotism. Charles has ignited a fire that no ordinance can extinguish.
  sentimentLabel: predictive
  significance: 78
  attribution: Synthesized from period accounts - *Le Constitutionnel*, July 1830
  publishedAt: 1830-07-28
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Lafayette, Revolutionary General and Deputy
  voiceType: expert
  context: Lafayette emerged from semi-retirement to lead National Guard forces and broker a constitutional settlement as the old order collapsed.
  excerpt: The throne may change hands, but liberty-once tasted by the people-cannot be forgotten. We must now build a republic or a genuine constitutional monarchy.
  sentimentLabel: supportive
  significance: 85
  attribution: Synthesized from period accounts - Lafayette's July 1830 statements to peers
  publishedAt: 1830-07-31
  originalLanguage: en
- source: British Foreign Secretary, Duke of Wellington
  voiceType: official
  context: Wellington, then UK PM, watched France's upheaval with alarm, fearing it would spread across Europe and destabilize the Concert of Europe.
  excerpt: The infection of French revolutionary sentiment will spread to our neighbors. We must be vigilant lest the contagion reach our own shores.
  sentimentLabel: skeptical
  significance: 72
  attribution: Synthesized from period accounts - Wellington's correspondence and cabinet minutes, August 1830
  publishedAt: 1830-08-05
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Anonymous Barricade Witness, Paris
  voiceType: consumer
  context: A Parisian diarist recorded eyewitness observations as three days of street fighting toppled the Bourbon restoration on July 27–29.
  excerpt: The King sent soldiers; we sent back stones and courage. By the third day, Paris had reclaimed itself from the hands of tyrants.
  sentimentLabel: celebratory
  significance: 65
  attribution: Synthesized from period accounts - Anonymous Paris diary entries, July 27–30, 1830
  publishedAt: 1830-07-29
  originalLanguage: en
translations:
es:
lede: Charles X huyó de Francia después de firmar su abdicación el 2 de agosto, no dentro del período inicial de tres días de lucha (27–29 de julio).
summaryShort: El intento del rey francés Charles X de restaurar la monarquía absoluta provocó barricadas callejeras en París en julio de 1830, forzando su abdicación en días y terminando la restauración borbónica.
summaryLong: |-
  Charles X había pasado su reinado deshaciendo los logros constitucionales de la Restauración, moviéndose constantemente hacia la derecha con políticas que enojaron a liberales, republicanos y la clase media. Para 1830, no controlaba ni la Cámara de Diputados ni la opinión pública. El 25 de julio, emitió las Cuatro Ordenanzas-decretos que disolvieron la cámara recientemente elegida, restringieron derechos de voto, silenciaron la prensa y esencialmente abolieron el gobierno constitucional. París estalló en 24 horas.

  Las barricadas se levantaron el 27 de julio en los distritos de la Orilla Izquierda y Marais, construidas con adoquines, muebles y lo que fuera que pudiera arrastrarse a las calles. Las tropas bajo el Mariscal Marmont dispararon contra multitudes; las multitudes respondieron. Los enfrentamientos fueron violentos y desorganizados-sin liderazgo claro, sin demanda unificada, solo la furia acumulada de años de promesas rotas. Durante tres días, estimaciones colocan muertes entre 500 y 1.000, con muchos más heridos. El ejército, extendido y desmoralizado, perdió el control de la capital.

  Charles X parpadeó primero. El 30 de julio, revocó las ordenanzas-demasiado tarde. Los propios asesores del rey ya habían concluido que su posición era desesperada. Para el 2 de agosto, Charles había firmado los documentos de abdicación y huyó hacia la costa, eventualmente llegando a Inglaterra. Los Borbones, devueltos al poder en 1815, terminaron. La pregunta se convirtió en: ¿qué vino después?

  La Cámara de Diputados había permanecido en gran medida fuera de los combates reales, pero aprovecharon el momento para dar forma a las consecuencias. Rechazaron al joven nieto de Charles a favor de su primo Louis-Philippe, Duque de Orléans, quien al menos tenía un historial de apoyo constitucional. Louis-Philippe ascendió al trono como un 'rey ciudadano'-no por derecho divino, sino por elección parlamentaria. Fue una revolución más estrecha que la que querían los republicanos y menos de un quiebre que lo que demandaban los radicales, pero reinició la política francesa durante los próximos 18 años.
generatedAt: "2026-05-23T15:48:14.586Z"
fr:
lede: Charles X a fui la France après avoir signé son abdication le 2 août, non pas durant la période initiale de trois jours de combats (27-29 juillet).
summaryShort: La tentative du roi de France Charles X de restaurer la monarchie absolue a déclenché des barricades dans les rues de Paris en juillet 1830, forçant son abdication en quelques jours et mettant fin à la restauration des Bourbons.
summaryLong: |-
  Charles X avait passé son règne à annuler les acquis constitutionnels de la Restauration, se déplaçant régulièrement vers la droite avec des politiques qui ont irrité les libéraux, les républicains et la classe moyenne. En 1830, il ne contrôlait ni la Chambre des députés ni l'opinion publique. Le 25 juillet, il a promulgué les Quatre Ordonnances-des décrets qui dissolvaient la chambre récemment élue, restreignaient les droits de vote, muselaient la presse et abolissaient essentiellement le gouvernement constitutionnel. Paris s'est soulevée en moins de 24 heures.

  Les barricades ont été érigées le 27 juillet dans les quartiers de la Rive gauche et du Marais, construites à partir de pavés, de meubles et de tout ce qui pouvait être traîné dans les rues. Les troupes sous le maréchal Marmont ont tiré sur les foules; les foules ont riposté. Les combats ont été violents et désorganisés-pas de leadership clair, pas de revendication unifiée, juste la fureur accumulée d'années de promesses brisées. Sur trois jours, les estimations placent les décès entre 500 et 1 000, avec bien plus de blessés. L'armée, surmenée et démoralisée, a perdu le contrôle de la capitale.

  Charles X a cédé le premier. Le 30 juillet, il a révoqué les ordonnances-trop tard. Les propres conseillers du roi avaient déjà conclu que sa position était sans espoir. Le 2 août, Charles avait signé les documents d'abdication et a fui vers la côte, atteignant finalement l'Angleterre. Les Bourbons, revenus au pouvoir en 1815, avaient terminé. La question devint: qu'allait-il se passer ensuite?

  La Chambre des députés s'était largement tenue à l'écart des combats réels, mais elle a saisi le moment pour façonner les conséquences. Elle a rejeté le jeune petit-fils de Charles en faveur de son cousin Louis-Philippe, duc d'Orléans, qui du moins avait un bilan de soutien constitutionnel. Louis-Philippe a accédé au trône en tant que «roi citoyen»-non pas par droit divin, mais par choix parlementaire. C'était une révolution plus étroite que celle que les républicains voulaient et moins une rupture que celle que les radicaux exigeaient, mais elle a réorienté la politique française pour les 18 années suivantes.
generatedAt: "2026-05-23T15:48:20.404Z"
de:
lede: Charles X floh aus Frankreich, nachdem er seine Abdankung am 2. August unterzeichnet hatte, nicht während der anfänglichen dreitägigen Kämpfe (27.–29. Juli).
summaryShort: Der französische König Charles X' Versuch, die absolute Monarchie wiederherzustellen, löste im Juli 1830 Straßenbarrikaden in Paris aus, erzwang seine Abdankung innerhalb weniger Tage und beendete die Bourbonen-Restauration.
summaryLong: |-
  Charles X hatte seine Herrschaft damit verbracht, die verfassungsmäßigen Errungenschaften der Restauration rückgängig zu machen und sich stetig nach rechts zu bewegen, mit Maßnahmen, die Liberale, Republikaner und die Mittelschicht gleichermaßen erzürnten. Bis 1830 kontrollierte er weder die Abgeordnetenkammer noch die öffentliche Meinung. Am 25. Juli erließ er die Vier Ordonnungen-Dekrete, die die kürzlich gewählte Kammer auflösten, Stimmrechte beschränkten, die Presse mundtot machten und die Verfassungsregierung praktisch abschafften. Paris brach innerhalb von 24 Stunden aus.

  Die Barrikaden gingen am 27. Juli in den Bezirken Linkes Ufer und Marais auf, gebaut aus Pflastersteinen, Möbeln und allem anderen, was in die Straßen geschleppt werden konnte. Truppen unter Marschall Marmont schossen auf Menschenmengen; Menschenmengen schossen zurück. Der Kampf war brutal und unorganisiert-keine klare Führung, keine einheitliche Forderung, nur die angesammelte Wut von Jahren gebrochener Versprechen. Über drei Tage schätzten die Todesfälle zwischen 500 und 1.000, mit weit mehr Verwundeten. Die dünne und demoralisierte Armee verlor die Kontrolle über die Hauptstadt.

  Charles X gab zuerst nach. Am 30. Juli widerrief er die Ordonnungen-zu spät. Die eigenen Berater des Königs waren bereits zu dem Ergebnis gekommen, dass seine Position hoffnungslos war. Bis zum 2. August hatte Charles die Abdankungs­dokumente unterzeichnet und war in Richtung Küste geflohen, erreichte schließlich England. Die Bourbonen, 1815 an die Macht zurückgekehrt, waren erledigt. Die Frage war nun: Was kam als Nächstes?

  Die Abgeordnetenkammer hatte die tatsächlichen Kämpfe weitgehend ignoriert, aber sie ergriff den Moment, um den Verlauf der Ereignisse zu prägen. Sie lehnten Charles' jungen Enkel ab und wählten stattdessen seinen Cousin Louis-Philippe, Herzog von Orléans, der zumindest eine Erfolgsbilanz verfassungsmäßiger Unterstützung hatte. Louis-Philippe bestieg den Thron als 'Bürgerkönig'-nicht von Gottes Gnaden, sondern durch parlamentarische Wahl. Es war eine begrenztere Revolution als Republikaner wollten und weniger ein Bruch als Radikale forderten, aber sie setzten die französische Politik für die nächsten 18 Jahre neu.
generatedAt: "2026-05-23T15:48:27.672Z"
mediaCoverage:
- publisher: Le Moniteur Universel
  publisherSlug: le-moniteur-universel
  headline: "Les Trois Glorieuses: Paris en Insurrection contre le Roi"
  publishedAt: 1830-07-30
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - no live archive URL recallable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - The streets of Paris erupted in barricades as citizens rose against King Charles X's ordinances suspending the press and dissolving the Chamber of Deputies. By Thursday evening, the monarch's government had collapsed.
  significance: 90
  type: newspaper
  region: France
- publisher: The Times of London
  publisherSlug: the-times-london
  headline: "Revolution in France: Charles X Forced to Abdicate; The Bourbons Fall"
  publishedAt: 1830-08-03
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - no live archive URL recallable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - In a stunning reversal of the Restoration settlement, King Charles X has abandoned his throne after three days of pitched street fighting in the capital. The absolutist experiment has ended in spectacular failure.
  significance: 88
  type: newspaper
  region: United Kingdom
- publisher: Allgemeine Zeitung
  publisherSlug: allgemeine-zeitung
  headline: "Französischer König weicht Barrikaden: Abdankung nach Straßenkampf"
  publishedAt: 1830-08-05
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - no live archive URL recallable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - The German press reports with alarm on France's descent into revolutionary chaos as Charles X's attempt to restore monarchical absolutism triggered the swift mobilization of Parisian workers and students.
  significance: 75
  type: newspaper
  region: German Confederation
- publisher: National Intelligencer
  publisherSlug: national-intelligencer
  headline: "The French Throne Shaken: A Republic Looms in Europe"
  publishedAt: 1830-08-10
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - no live archive URL recallable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - American observers watch closely as France convulses once more, with Charles X's ouster suggesting that liberal nationalism-not divine-right kingship-shall shape the continent's future.
  significance: 72
  type: newspaper
  region: United States
heroImageAlt: A neoclassical allegorical painting depicting the July Revolution in France, with the bare-breasted female figure of Liberty at center holding the French tricolor flag aloft while leading armed revolutionaries over fallen bodies and barricades, with Paris cityscape visible in the background.
