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An uncle of the uncrowned King Louis XVII, and younger brother to reigning Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him. In his first act as King, Charles attempted to unify the House of Bourbon by granting the style of Royal Highness to his cousins of the House of Orléans, who had been deprived of this by Louis XVIII because of the former Duke of Orléans' role in the death of Louis XVI.
On 29 May 1825, King Charles was anointed at the cathedral of Reims, the traditional site of consecration of French Kings; it had been unused since 1775, as Louis XVIII had foregone the ceremony to avoid controversy.
That Charles was not a popular ruler became apparent in April 1827, when chaos ensued during the King's review of the National Guard in Paris. In retaliation, the National Guard was disbanded but, as its members were not disarmed, it remained a potential threat. After losing his parliamentary majority in a general election in November 1827, Charles dismissed Prime Minister Villèle on 5 January 1828 and appointed Jean-Baptise de Martignac, a man the King disliked and thought of only as provisional. On 5 August 1829, Charles dismissed Martignac and appointed Jules de Polignac, who, however, lost his majority in parliament at the end of August, when the Chateaubriand faction defected. To stay in power, Polignac would not recall the Chambers until March 1830.
On 31 January 1830, the Polignac government decided to send a military expedition to Algeria to put an end to the threat the Algerian pirates posed to Mediterranean trade and also increase the government's popularity with a military victory. The reason given for the war was that the Viceroy of Algeria, angry about French failure to pay debts stemming from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt, had struck the French consul with the handle of his fly swat. French troops invaded Algiers on 5 July.
His rule of almost six years ended in the July Revolution of 1830, which resulted in his abdication.
He died on 6 November 1836, aged 79, in Görz, Austria.
On 29 May 1825, King Charles was anointed at the cathedral of Reims, the traditional site of consecration of French Kings; it had been unused since 1775, as Louis XVIII had foregone the ceremony to avoid controversy.
That Charles was not a popular ruler became apparent in April 1827, when chaos ensued during the King's review of the National Guard in Paris. In retaliation, the National Guard was disbanded but, as its members were not disarmed, it remained a potential threat. After losing his parliamentary majority in a general election in November 1827, Charles dismissed Prime Minister Villèle on 5 January 1828 and appointed Jean-Baptise de Martignac, a man the King disliked and thought of only as provisional. On 5 August 1829, Charles dismissed Martignac and appointed Jules de Polignac, who, however, lost his majority in parliament at the end of August, when the Chateaubriand faction defected. To stay in power, Polignac would not recall the Chambers until March 1830.
On 31 January 1830, the Polignac government decided to send a military expedition to Algeria to put an end to the threat the Algerian pirates posed to Mediterranean trade and also increase the government's popularity with a military victory. The reason given for the war was that the Viceroy of Algeria, angry about French failure to pay debts stemming from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt, had struck the French consul with the handle of his fly swat. French troops invaded Algiers on 5 July.
His rule of almost six years ended in the July Revolution of 1830, which resulted in his abdication.
He died on 6 November 1836, aged 79, in Görz, Austria.
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Holy cow!!!! Did you paint that?? That is absolutely incredible 
I also really like the history you've put with it, awsome job!
I also really like the history you've put with it, awsome job!