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He did his utmost to gain the good will of the people, living a simple, friendly family life, and trying to merit the term of the "citizen king," and in the earlier years of his reign he was successful. HE DID HIS UTMOST TO GAIN THE GOOD WILL OF THE PEOPLE LIVING A SIMPLE FRIENDLY FAMILY LIFE AND TRYING TO MERIT THE TERM OF THE CITIZEN KING AND IN THE EARLIER YEARS OF HIS REIGN HE WAS SUCCESSFUL
 July, 1830, happily with little bloodshed, but which forced Charles X. to go into exile with his grandchild Henry, whose father, the Duke of Berry, had been assassinated in 1820. 2. Reign of Louis Philippe.--The chambers of deputies offered the crown to _Louis Philippe_, Duke of Orleans. He was descended from the regent; his father had been one of the democratic party in the Revolution, and, when titles were abolished, had called himself Philip _Egalité_ (Equality). This had not saved his head under the Reign of Terror, and his son had been obliged to flee and lead a wandering life, at one time gaining his livelihood by teaching mathematics at a school in Switzerland. He had recovered his family estates at the Restoration, and, as the head of the Liberal party, was very popular. He was elected King of the French, not of France, with a chamber of peers nominated for life only, and another of deputies elected by voters, whose qualification was two hundred francs, or eight pounds a year.  REVOLUTION IN JULY EIGHTEEN THIRTY HAPPILY WITH LITTLE BLOODSHED BUT WHICH FORCED CHARLES THE TENTH TO GO INTO EXILE WITH HIS GRANDCHILD HENRY WHOSE FATHER THE DUKE OF BERRY HAD BEEN ASSASSINATED IN EIGHTEEN TWENTY REIGN OF LOUIS PHILIPPE THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES OFFERED THE CROWN TO LOUIS PHILIPPE DUKE OF ORLEANS HE WAS DESCENDED FROM THE REGENT HIS FATHER HAD BEEN ONE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE REVOLUTION AND WHEN TITLES WERE ABOLISHED HE CALLED HIMSELF PHILIP IGALITY EQUALITY THIS HAD NOT SAVED HIS HEAD UNDER THE REIGN OF TERROR AND HIS SON HAD BEEN OBLIGED TO FLEE AND LEAD A WANDERING LIFE AT ONE TIME GAINING HIS LIVELIHOOD BY TEACHING MATHEMATICS AT A SCHOOL IN SWITZERLAND HE HAD RECOED HIS FAMILY ESTATES AT THE RESTORATION AND AS THE HEAD OF THE LIBERAL PARTY WAS VERY POPULAR HE WAS ELECTED KING OF THE FRENCH NOT OF FRANCE WITH A CHAMBER OF PEERS NOMINATED FOR LIFE ONLY AND ANOTHER OF DEPUTIES ELECTED BY VOTERS WHOSE QUALIFICATION WAS TWO HUNDRED FRANCS OR EIGHT POUNDS A YEAR
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