# Louis Philippe — The English Constitution character guide

> Louis Philippe in The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-the-english-constitution

## Who they are

French king known as the 'Citizen King', reigned 1830-1848.

## In the story

### [I: The Cabinet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_english_constitution_se/chapters/i-the-cabinet)

Used as an example of a ruler better for common times than a Napoleon.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_english_constitution_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as a founder of a dynasty, not to be relied upon for a hereditary series of useful limited monarchs.

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