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Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

French Posters and Newspapers

 Collection
Identifier: R0044-FPN
Scope and Contents

The French Posters and Newspapers collections contains newspapers, broadsides, and clippings concerning the collapse of Louis Philippe's government in France, the subsequent but futile attempts by General Covaignac to crush the popular uprising, and the national elections of 1848 that precipitated the rise of the French monarchist Louis Napoleon to power.

Dates: 1848-1849