The Resume

(October 6, 1773-August 26, 1850)
Born in Paris, France
Division commander during the French Revolution (1791-93)
Went into exile (1793-1815)
Proclaimed king after the July Revolution overthrew Charles X (1830)
Overthrown in another revolution (1848)
Spent the rest of his life in exile in England
Last King of France

Why he might be annoying:

He first went into exile after plotting with the commander of the Army of the North to ally with Austria, march on Paris and overthrow the Republic.
While working under an assumed name as a teacher at a Swiss boarding school, he knocked up the school cook (1794).
At the beginning of his reign, financier Jacques Lafitte declared, 'From now on, the bankers will rule.'
He refused to expand voting rights from landowners to the middle class.
His government became increasingly reactionary.
Queen Victoria wrote that he 'took a pleasure in being cleverer and more cunning than others, often when there was no advantage to be gained by it.'
Honore Daumier caricatured his deteriorating popularity by showing him turning into a pear.
During the Revolution of 1848, he had to escape the palace by a rear exit, take refuge in a gardener's cottage and be smuggled out of the country by the British consul as 'Mr. Smith.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He dove into a river to rescue an engineer from drowning (1791).
His father was executed during the Reign of Terror (1793).
He was grazed by a bullet in an assassination attempt (1835).
His oldest son died in a carriage accident (1842).
He avoided the pomp and lavish spending of his predecessors.
At the beginning of his reign, he was nicknamed 'the Citizen King.'
Victor Hugo wrote, 'Take away Louis Philippe the king, there remains the man. And the man is good. He is good at times even to the point of being admirable.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 12)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 43]
• DeCrowned
• Exiles
• French Royalty
• Generals and Admirals
• I am a Citizen of France
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Outlived My Child
• I Rescued Someone From Drowning
• I Survived an Assassination Attempt
• Look at Me, I Like Fruit
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Profiles 33001-33250 (Ranked: 33116)
• Served in the French Revolution
• Teachers

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 38 Votes: 92.11% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 31 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 52 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 63 Votes: 50.79% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 111 Votes: 59.46% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying