Louis Philippe I

Louis Philippe I
Duke of Orléans
Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1841
King of the French (more...)
Reign	9 August 1830 — 24 February 1848
Coronation	9 August 1830
Predecessor	Charles X (as King of France)
Successor	Louis Philippe II
Born	(1773-10-06)6 October 1773 Palais Royal, Paris, Kingdom of France
Died	26 August 1850(1850-08-26) (aged 76) Claremont House, Surrey, England, UK
Burial	Royal Chapel of Dreux, France
Spouse	Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily ​ ​ (m. 1809)​
Issue	Philippe, Duke of Orléans Louise, Queen of the Belgians Marie, Duchess Alexander of Württemberg Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours Princess Françoise of Orléans Clémentine, Princess August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha François, Prince of Joinville Prince Charles, Duke of Penthièvre Prince Henri, Duke of Aumale Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
Full name Louis Philippe d'Orléans
House	Orléans
Father	Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Mother	Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 — 26 August 1850) nicknamed the Citizen King (French: le Roi Citoyen) was King of the French from 1830 until he was forced to abdicate following the French Revolution in 1848. As Louis Philippe III, he was also the Duke of Orléans from 1793 to 1830 where he passed that title to his son, Philippe which became the title of the heirs to the French throne rather than going back to the traditional, Dauphin of France.

Throughout his reign, Louis brought peace, stability, and prosperity to France. He started France's colonialism over the world. He conquered Algeria and Tunisia which increased France's territory, army, and navy. He also ordered the completion of the Arc de Triomphe. This increased his popularity.

However, in 1848, his popularity declined because he opposed parlimentarism and that he always wanted to rule as an absolute monarch. He also started to support the rich people and care less about the poor. This broke off the French Revolution of 1848. Since there were already two major revolutions and that Louis did not want another French Revolution, he abdicated the throne and fled the country. He travelled to the UK and moved into the Claremont House in Surrey and lived there under the name "Mr Smith" until his death due to dysentery on 26 October 1850 at the age of 77.

He started France's colonialism in Africa and North America. His conquest of Algeria, Tunisia, and North America made France significantly more powerful.

Louis had some of the qualities of being a good king. He greatly expanded France. He also made France more modern. He built the Arc de Triomphe, the Luxor Obelisk in the Place de la Concorde and the July Column in the Place de la Bastille.