General Notes

Charles X (1757-1836), king of France (1824-30). He was the grandson of Louis
XV and younger brother of kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII. Charles was known
as Charles Philippe, comte d'Artois, until he became king. During the French
Revolution he was one of the leaders of the émigrés. He subsequently lived
(1795-1814) in Great Britain. After the accession (1814) of Louis XVIII to the
French throne, Charles returned to France, where he headed the ultraroyalist
party of reaction. His favoritism during his reign toward the Roman Catholic
church and the aristocracy aroused great opposition, leading to the revolution
of July 1830. Charles was forced to abdicate and again went into exile in
Great Britain. Later he lived on the Continent.