Date of Award
4-1973
Degree Type
Master's Essay - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
Abstract
On July 30, the placards appeared on walls throughout Paris proclaiming the fall of Charles X (1824-1830) and implored Louis Philippe, the Duke of Orleans, to carry the tricolor into battle against all of France's enemies. Within the next two weeks , Louis Philippe (1830-1848) accepted the challenge to lead the French people, and swore to uphold the revised Constitutional Charter - a document intended to limit more precisely the powers and functions of the monarch. According to the Charter, the King possessed the right to command the nation's military forces, declare war, and make treaties. Therefore, by its provisions, the authority to formulate foreign policy resided in the sovereign. On August 25, a hundred and fifty miles away, the revolution that erupted in Brussels gave Louis Philippe an excellent opportunity to exercise this constitutional power.
Recommended Citation
Schmidt, Daniel P., "The July Monarchy and the Belgian Revolution: The Emergence of an Active Foreign Policy" (1973). Master's Essays (1922 - ). 1920.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/essays/1920
Comments
An Essay Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts. Milwaukee, Wisconsin