events
February 24, 1848
King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.
List of French monarchs
France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions.
Louis Philippe I
Louis Philippe I, nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, the penultimate monarch of France, and the last French monarch to bear the title "King". He abdicated from his throne during the French Revolution of 1848, which led to the foundation of the French Second Republic.
February 24
February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 310 days remain until the end of the year.