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In spite of the increased prosperity of the country, there was general disaffection. IN SPITE OF THE INCREASED PROSPERITY OF THE COUNTRY THERE WAS GENERAL DISAFFECTION
of Napoleon, and giving him a magnificent funeral and splendid monument among his old soldiers--the Invalides; but his popularity was waning. In 1842 his eldest son, the Duke of Orleans, a favourite with the people, was killed by a fall from his carriage, and this was another shock to his throne. Two young grandsons were left; and the king had also several sons, one of whom, the Duke of Montpensier, he gave in marriage to Louise, the sister and heiress presumptive to the Queen of Spain; though, by treaty with the other European Powers, it had been agreed that she should not marry a French prince unless the queen had children of her own. Ambition for his family was a great offence to his subjects, and at the same time a nobleman, the Duke de Praslin, who had murdered his wife, committed suicide in prison to avoid public execution; and the republicans declared, whether justly or unjustly, that this had been allowed rather than let a noble die a felon's death. 3. The Revolution of 1848.-- INS OF NAPOLEON AND GIVING HIM A MAGNIFICENT FUNERAL AND SPLENDID MONUMENT AMONG HIS OLD SOLDIERS THE INVALIDES BUT HIS POPULARITY WAS WANING IN EIGHTEEN FORTY TWO HIS ELDEST SON THE DUKE OF ORLEANS A FAVORITE WITH THE PEOPLE WAS KILLED BY A FALL FROM HIS CARRIAGE AND THIS WAS ANOTHER SHOCK TO HIS THRONE TWO YOUNG GRANDSONS WERE LEFT AND THE KING HAD ALSO SEVERAL SONS ONE OF WHOM THE DUKE OF MONTPONCIER HE GAVE IN MARRIAGE TO LOUISE THE SISTER AND HEIRESS PRESUMPTIVE OF THE QUEEN OF SPAIN THOUGH BY TREATY WITH THE OTHER EUROPEAN POWERS IT HAD BEEN AGREED THAT SHE SHOULD NOT MARRY A FRENCH PRINCE UNLESS A QUEEN HAD CHILDREN OF HER OWN AMBITION FOR HIS FAMILY WAS A GREAT OFFENCE TO HIS SUBJECTS AND AT THE SAME TIME A NOBLEMAN THE DUC DE PASLIN WHO HAD MURDERED WIFE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN PRISON TO AVOID PUBLIC EXECUTION AND THE REPUBLICANS DECLARED WHETHER JUSTLY OR UNJUSTLY THAT THIS HAD BEEN ALLOWED RATHER THAN LET A NOBLE DIE OF FELON'S DEATH THREE THE REVOLUTION OF EIGHTEEN FORTY EIGHT
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