Talk:Louis Philippe I

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This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination. Discussions RM, Louis-Philippe I, King of the French → Louis-Philippe of France, No consensus, 22 March 2010, discussion RM, Louis-Philippe I, King of the French → Louis Philippe I, Moved, 29 June 2010, discussion RM, Louis Philippe I → Louis Philippe I of France, Not moved, 31 July 2023, discussion

The article says that Louis Philippe's father had a hand in the execution of Marie Antoinette, but that is incorrect. His father was a regicide and voted for the death of Louis XVI, but he was rounded up at the same time that Marie Antoinette was put on trial, and he survived her for only a few weeks. 169.253.162.2 (talk) 22:07, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The lead section contains a reference (added here in 2022) to "the Spanish renunciation" with a link to "Phillip V of Spain". As it's currently worded, the implication seems to be that Charles X abdicated because of the July Revolution and the Peace of Utrecht. I think it's actually trying to say that Louis Philippe's accession was (at least in part) a result of the ineligibility of Phillip V's descendants due to the Peace of Utrecht.

Frankly, I don't know much about this stuff. As it stands, the addition is confusing. Should it be there? Should it be reworded? Does this article need to discuss the Peace of Utrecht? If so, how should it be handled? Jean-de-Nivelle (talk) 21:01, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I think that's what it's trying to say but I've removed it because it's a red herring and unnecessarily confuses. There was no prospect of the Spanish Bourbons coming to the throne - they weren't stepped over because of the Utrecht renunciation. The Orleanists came to power as part of a bourgeois revolution. The legitimism of the line of succession wasn't really relevant - anyone who cared about it would have supported Charles X and his grandson. DeCausa (talk) 10:58, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Can we try to get as many people as possible working on this article? This article has a lot of information already, but needs a lot of work. For example, look at the French and Portuguese versions of the article. I can’t do this alone, since I’m a fairly busy person. I’d like a decent amount of attention payed to this article, since I believe it is necessary for it to be cleaned up. Henry Berghoff (talk) 02:19, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The introduction describes him as "the penultimate monarch of France, and the last French monarch to bear the title 'King'", but everything else I'm reading claims he was the LAST king and monarch of France. I don't know enough about French history to feel confident making this change, and skimming through the article didn't provide an explanation. I suspect whoever wrote this used the term "penultimate" incorrectly, thinking it meant "last". Thoughts? Ghost writer's cat (talk) 19:08, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Have you seriously forgotten about the Second French Empire? The last monarch of France was Napoleon III (reigned 1852–1870). Dimadick (talk) 13:06, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you being rude? "Have you seriously forgotten...?" Just answer and leave your personal opinion out of it. Ghost writer's cat (talk) 20:04, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The last monarch was Napoleon III whose title was Emperor of the French and not king. The monarch before him was Louis Philippe whose title was king. DeCausa (talk) 21:24, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]