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A demand for a franchise that should include the mass of the people was rejected, and the general displeasure poured itself out in speeches at political banquets. A DEMAND FOR A FRANCHISE THAT SHOULD INCLUDE THE MASS OF THE PEOPLE WAS REJECTED AND THE GENERAL DISPLEASURE POURED ITSELF OUT IN SPEECHES AT POLITICAL BANQUETS
r, 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.--In spite of the increased prosperity of the country, there was general disaffection. There were four parties--the Orleanists, who held by Louis Philippe and his minister Guizot, and whose badge was the tricolour; the Legitimists, who retained their loyalty to the exiled Henry, and whose symbol was the white Bourbon flag; the Buonapartists; and the Republicans, whose badge was the red cap and flag. E 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 IN SPITE OF THE INCREASED PROSPERITY OF THE COUNTRY THERE WAS GENERAL DISAFFECTION THERE WERE FOUR PARTIES THE ORLEANISTS WHO HELD BY LOUIS PHILIPPE AND HIS MINISTER GHISELF AND WHOSE BADGE WAS THE TRY COLOR THE LEGITIMISTS WHO RETAINED THEIR LOYALTY TO THE EXILED HENRY AND WHOSE SYMBOL WAS A WHITE BOURBON FLAG THE BONAPARTISTS AND THE REPUBLICANS WHOSE BADGE WAS A RED CAP AND FLAG
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