Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850) is King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what is known as the July Monarchy.

His father is a duke who supports the French Revolution but is nevertheless guillotined.

Louis Philippe flees France as a young man and spends 21 years in exile.

He is proclaimed king in 1830 after King Charles X is forced to abdicate.

Louis Philippe himself is forced to abdicate in 1848 and lives out his life in exile in England.

He is the last king to rule France, although Emperor Napoleon III serves as its last monarch.