Charles X | |||||
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King of France | |||||
Reign | 16 September 1824 – 2 August 1830 | ||||
Coronation | 29 May 1825 Reims Cathedral | ||||
Predecessor | Louis XVIII | ||||
Successor | Louis XIX (not proclaimed) Henry V (not proclaimed) Louis Philippe I as King of the French | ||||
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Born | Palace of Versailles, France | 9 October 1757||||
Died | 6 November 1836 Görz, Austrian Empire | (aged 79)||||
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Issue Detail | Louis XIX of France Sophie d'Artois Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry | ||||
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House | Bourbon | ||||
Father | Louis, Dauphin of France | ||||
Mother | Marie-Josèphe of Saxony | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Charles X (9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France and Navarre from 1824 to 1830. 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. Charles X was the last senior Bourbon to rule France.