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How did France became monarchy to constitutional monarchy

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Constitutional monarchy took hold in France when Louis XVIII (brother of the deceased Louis XVI), was made king during the Bourbon Restoration of 1814/15, after the defeat of Napoleon I. Revolution and the decade-long imperial rule had firmly established enlightenment aspects in France, so a restoration of the pre-Revolution Ancien Regime was never likely.

Mind you, this wasn't the weak constitutionalism of the United Kingdom today. The sovereign held very real power. As a matter of fact, Emperor Napoleon III (nephew of Napoleon I), the last French monarch, had a very authoritarian rule.

The French Third Republic was established following France's disastrous defeat in the Franco-Prussian War (1870 - 1871), but it was not supposed to be a permanent government. The Third Republic was intended to be a hold-over until a restoration could be enacted, with monarchists having strong influence in the government. Over time, these monarchist influences fizzled out, and France has unfortunately been a republic ever since.

Long live the House of Bourbon

Long live the House of Orleans

Long live the House of Bonaparte

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Originally Answered: How did France become a constitutional monarchy?

France has never been a constitutional monarchy comparable to the British monarchy. France knew three kings from 1815 to 1848, the only one who can be considered as constitutional monarch is the last, Louis-Philippe I who was not a Bourbon like the first two (Louis XVIII and Charles X, two brothers of Louis XVI) but an Orléans. Moreover, he was no longer King of France but King of the French.

Eighteen years (1830–1848) at the head of a kingdom in profound social, economic and political changes, Louis-Philippe I - through the so-called monarchy of July (because it was born with the July 1830 revolution) tried to pacify a Nation deeply divided with the weapons of his time: setting up of a parliamentary regime, accession of the bourgeoisie to the manufacturing and financial affairs, allowing an economic boom of first importance in France (industrial revolution). However, the main causes of the fall of the regime that he gave rise were the impoverishment of the "working classes" (peasants and workers) and the lack of understanding on the part of the elites of the monarchy of July for the aspirations of the whole of French society.

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1] It limits the lower of monarchy.

2] These powers instead of being concentrated in the hands of our person, were separated and assigned to different institution, the legislative, the executive and the judiciary.

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