Name
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Picture
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In Office
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Dynasty
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Notes
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Queen Adélaïde I
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1st August 1830 - 23rd November 1849
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Orleans
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Announced as Queen of the French by Public Acclaim during the July Revolutions
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King Henri I
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24th November 1849 - 5th January 1883
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Bourbon
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Last King of the Bourbon dynasty, Grandson of the deposed Charles the 10th of the restored Bourbon Monarchy.
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King Louis Phillipe I
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6th January 1883 - 21st November 1894
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Orleans
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Son of the Duc De Orleans and nephew of Queen Adélaïde, presided over the The Debates at the Palais Royale which massively expanded rights and the franchise for French citizens.
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King Philippe I
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22nd November 1894 - 14th September 1926
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Orleans
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Son of Louis Philippe I, was King during the first great war which he spent either visiting the front lines or touring the country, widely regarded as one of the most popular kings of France.
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King Louis I
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15th September 1926 - 13th June 1945
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Orleans
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Oversaw the second great war and forced to flee the country by the Prussian invasion, operating first out of the UK and then Poland once the Duchy had secured its position. Would never return to France due to the establishment of the 2nd Republic.
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The Committee of Public Safety
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14th June 1945 - 11th May 1953
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Directory
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Following the retaking of France at the end of the 2nd Great War the French resistance formed a provisional government under several committees which refused to allow the King back into France. The Committee of Public Safety, taking its name from the original republic was the most prominent of these.
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Emperor Charles De Gaule
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12th May 1953 - 13th January 1968
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Gaullist
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Took power in the May coup, initially only as a member of the Directorate De Gaulle took personal rule as Emperor after several royalist revolutions.
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Phillipe Leclerc
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14th July 1968 - 15th December 1970
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Consulate
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Appointed first Consul by the 3rd Republic after the protests of January 1968 brought down the Gaullist regime. Free elections in his first year indicated support for the old Orleanist regime. After delaying it for several months Leclerc decided to invite Isabelle De Orleans to take the Throne.
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Queen Adélaïde II
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16th December 1970 - 15th January 1999
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Orleans
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The first Queen to be appointed by public proclamation since King Phillipe I, invited back into France by General Leclerc.
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King Louis Phillipe II
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16th January 1999 - Present
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Orleans
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Son of Queen Adélaïde II, has stepped even further from active involvement than his mother did and now spends most of his time as a Lecturer at the University of Paris.
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