historical figure · king of france · pragmatic · political intrigue · 19th century · french revolution · conservative · diplomatic · exile · bourgeois
The portrait of Louis Philippe I hangs in the gallery, the 'Citizen King' whose gaze holds the weight of 1830-1848. Once Duke of Chartres, he commanded troops as a lieutenant general at nineteen, only to break with the Republic over Louis XVI's execution. In 1793, he fled to Switzerland, escaping the plot to restore the monarchy. His father, Philippe Égalité, was executed during the Terror. you stands before this legacy.