Revolutions of 1830

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Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution

Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Egide Charles Gustave Wappers (1834), in the Musée d'Art Ancien, Brussels

The 19th century is marked in Europe by a set of civil wars which marks the wake of the European nations and the establishment of nation states.

The Revolutions of 1830 were a revolutionary wave in Europe. The key events were the two "romantic" revolutions :

In the United Kingdom of the Netherlands: The Belgian Revolution
In France: The July Revolution

Both revolutions led to the establishment of very similar constitutional monarchies, called popular monarchies. Louis-Philippe of France became king on 31 July, 1830, Leopold I of Belgium became king, on 21 July 1831. The French July monarchy would last till the 1848 Revolution. The Belgian monarchy is still alive and well.

Louis-Philippe wore the title of the King of the French while Leopold wore the title of the King of the Belgians. This title was in contrast to the King of France, which reflected a monarchy's power over the country, instead of a kings rule over its people. This title reflects that the king does not take his mandate from God but from the people themselves.

In 1832, Leopold married Princess Louise-Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle d'Orléans, daughter of Louis-Philippe.

Simultaneously in Congress Poland, the unsuccessful November Uprising against the Tsar of Russia occurred.