Which king reigned for just twenty minutes on 30 July 1830, and why was that?

jimmycarlos

Louis-Antoine de France, was the eldest son of Charles X. When Charles X left the throne without an heir, French law means it goes to the Eldest Son. Louis-Antoine didn't want the power either and gave it to his nephew the Duc de Bordeaux- in 20 minutes. http://tkline.pgcc.net/PITBR/Chateaubriand/ChatindexA.htm Jun 01 08, 1:43 PM

BRY2K

Le Duc d'Angouleme, son of King Charles X of France. Charles X in 1830 faced a significant problem. He could not overstep his constitutional bounds, and yet, he could not preserve his policies with a liberal majority within the Chamber of Deputies. Stark action was required. A final no-confidence vote by the liberals in March of 1830 spurred the king into action, and he set about to alter the Charter of 1814 by decree. The urban mobs of Paris also mobilized, driven by patriotic fervor and economic hardship, assembling barricades and attacking the infrastructure of Charles X. Within days, the situation escalated beyond the ability of the monarchy to control it. As the Crown moved to shut down liberal periodicals, the radical Parisian masses defended those publications. They also launched attacks against pro-Bourbon presses, and paralyzed the coercive apparatus of the monarchy. Seizing the opportunity, the liberals in Parliament began drafting resolutions, complaints, and censures against the King. The king finally abdicated on July 30. Twenty minutes later, his son, Le Duc d'Angouleme, also abdicated. The Crown nominally fell upon Charles X's grandson, the would-be Henri V. Instead, the newly-empowered Chamber of Deputies declared the throne vacant, and elevated Louis-Philippe, Duc de Orleans, to power. Thus, the July Monarchy began. http://www.answers.com/topic/bourbon-restoration Jun 01 08, 1:44 PM