2. Louis XVIII, brother of dead Louis
Ruled from 1814-1824,
with exception of 100
days in 1815
Ultra-Royalists and
liberals scrambled for
power
Forced to grant
Charter of 1814, a
constitution limiting his
powers
3. Duc de Berry
Son of Louis XVIII’s
younger brother
Ultra-royalist leader
Assassinated in 1820
4. Charles X
Father of Duc De Berry
Ruled from 1824-1830
Very unpopular
Brought back Ancient
Regime and death
penalty for sacrilege
Dissolved Chamber of
Deputies
5. Issued July Ordinances
Revoked Freedom of Press
Installed Ultra-Royalist leader
and dissolved Chamber of
Deputies
Limited right to vote
Limited powers of future
Chambers of Deputies
6. !!!!Revolution of 1830!!!!
Three days
long
People of
Paris revolted
Installed
Louis-Philippe
in his place
with a
constitutional
monarchy
8. Rich got richer
Lost popularity as the
poor became powerless
and dissatisfied
9. !!February 1848
Revolution!!
Louis Blanc
proposed worker
ownership of means
of production
Nationalized
industries
10. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Socialist/anarchist
famous for saying “all
property is theft.”
Parisians more liberal
than the countryside
Conservative national
government cracks
down on Paris
12. Second French Republic
Had a President as chief executive
guaranteed the “right to work” for all males
Set up workshops where men were paid, but no work
to be done, so workshops shut down as financial
disasters
13. Louis Napoleon
Elected President of
Second Republic 1848
with 75% of vote
Had previously tried two
coups in 1830 an 1840
The National Assembly
was too conservative
and limited suffrage, so
he led a .........
15. Second French Empire 1852-
1870
Became emperor in 1852
Approved by national
plebicite
Ruled authoritatively in
1860’s
Involved France in
Crimean War 1854-56
16. Crimean War
Based on France’s claim
to be protectors of
Christians in Holy Land
instead of the Russian
claim
British and Turks
supported French claim,
and Russians invaded
Turkish territory in Europe
Austria stayed Neutral
19. 1860’s - Napoleon III’s Liberal
Empire
Eased up on restrictions of Press
Allowed open opposition in National Assembly
Encouraged French construction of Suez Canal
Helped Italy and Germany become united countries
by either assisting or remaining neutral to their
formations
20. Anger of French Catholics
Napoleon III’s
assistance to the Italian
rebels, despite earning
France the areas of
Nice and Savoy,
angered Catholics
because the Italians had
stolen land from the
Pope and endangered
his authority and
security
21. Mexican diasaster
Napoleon III tried to set
up a French zone in the
Americas by supporting a
puppet king, Maximilian
in 1863
US unable to stop it
Mexican rose up against
French influence
22.
23. Franco-Prussian War
After helping Bismarck get Germany free of Austrian
domination, Napoleon III realized he now had a united
Germany in his face
He opposed growth of Germany
Bismarck trapped him into fighting a losing war
24. Ems Dispatch
“Count Benedetti spoke to me on the promenade, in order to demand from
me, finally in a very importunate manner, that I should authorize him to
telegraph at once that I bound myself for all future time never again to give
my consent if the Hohenzollerns should renew their candidature.” I refused
at last somewhat sternly, as it is neither right nor possible to undertake
engagements of this kind à tout jamais. Naturally I told him that I had as yet
received no news, and as he was earlier informed about Paris and Madrid
than myself, he could clearly see that my government once more had no
hand in the matter. “His Majesty has” since received a letter from the
Prince. His Majesty having told Count Benedetti that he was awaiting news
from the Prince, has “decided” with reference to the above demand, upon
the representation of Count Eulenburg and myself, “not to receive Count
Benedetti again, but only to let him be informed through an aide-de-camp
that his Majesty” had now received from the Prince confirmation of the
news which Benedetti had already received from Paris, and “had nothing
further to say to the ambassador.” His Majesty leaves it to your Excellency
whether Benedetti’s fresh demand and its rejection should not be at once
communicated both to our ambassadors and to the press.[34]
