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Louis Philippe I, ruler during the July Monarchy of the French Revolution, was the last king to rule France. Although originally exiled by the French government, he returned 37 years later to be elected sovereign by popular vote, a popularity that quickly deteriorated once he took the throne.

Louis Philippe was born into a family of nobility and inherited the title of Duke of Chartres. He showed liberal tendencies from a young age, and as the French Revolution approached, Louis sided with the revolutionaries. He was appointed Colonel of the 14th Regiment of Dragoons, and he proved himself a worthy officer, earning a civic crown for his brave deeds. Louis was soon promoted to brigadier, and he commanded a troop of cavalrymen in the Army of the North. He was continually praised for his skill in battle, but events in Paris left him alienated and without supplies, as troops began to desert the army. After Louis XVI’s death, the young Duke became involved in a plot to align with Austria and overthrow the Revolutiona