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Abdication at Rambouillet

When
2 August 1830
Where
Château de Rambouillet
Part of
July Revolution: fall of Charles X and accession of Louis Philippe

Charles X signed his abdication in favor of his grandson, the Duke of Bordeaux, at Rambouillet on 2 August 1830.

On 2 August 1830, Charles X signed his abdication at Rambouillet in favor of his nine-year-old grandson, the Duke of Bordeaux. Twenty minutes later, his elder son, the Duke of Angoulême, renounced his rights in favor of the young Duke.

Sources

  1. Château de Rambouillet Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-30
  2. Henri, Count of Chambord Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-27

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