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==Second exile and death== [[File:Villa Coronini.jpg|thumb|The Coronini Cronberg Palace in [[Gorizia]], where Charles X spent the last month of his life]] [[File:Bourbonska grobnica NG6.jpg|thumb|Tombs of Charles X and his son Louis at the [[Kostanjevica Monastery]] in the Slovenian town of [[Nova Gorica]]]] When it became apparent that a mob 14,000 strong was preparing to attack, the royal family left Rambouillet and, on 16 August, embarked for the United Kingdom on [[packet steamer]]s provided by Louis Philippe. Informed by the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British prime minister]], the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]], that they needed to arrive in Britain as private citizens, all family members adopted pseudonyms; Charles X styled himself "Count of Ponthieu". The Bourbons were greeted coldly by the British, who upon their arrival mockingly waved the newly adopted [[Flag of France|tricolour flags]] at them.<ref name="Nagel318">Nagel, pp. 318–325.</ref> Charles X was quickly followed to Britain by his creditors, who had lent him vast sums during his first exile and were yet to be repaid in full. However, the family was able to use money Charles's wife had deposited in London.<ref name="Nagel318" /> The Bourbons were allowed to reside in [[Lulworth Castle]] in Dorset, but quickly moved to [[Holyrood Palace]] in Edinburgh,<ref name="Nagel318" /> near the [[Princess Caroline Ferdinande of Bourbon-Two Sicilies|Duchess of Berry]] at [[Regent Terrace]].<ref name="FrenchKing">{{Cite book |last=Mackenzie-Stuart |first=A. J. |title=A French King at Holyrood |date=1995 |publisher=John Donald |isbn=0-8597-6413-3 |location=Edinburgh |ol=1026529M |author-link=Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart}}{{Page needed|date=July 2020}}</ref> Charles' relationship with his daughter-in-law proved uneasy, as the Duchess declared herself regent for her son Henry, Duke of Bordeaux, who was now the legitimist pretender to the French throne. Charles at first denied her this role, but in December agreed to support her claim<ref name="Nagel327">Nagel, pp. 327–328.</ref> once she had landed in France.<ref name = FrenchKing/>{{Page needed|date=July 2020}} In 1831 the Duchess made her way from Britain by way of the Netherlands, Prussia and Austria to her family in Naples.<ref name = FrenchKing/>{{Page needed|date=July 2020}} Having gained little support, she arrived in [[Marseille]] in April 1832,<ref name = FrenchKing/>{{Page needed|date=July 2020}} and made her way to the [[Vendée]], where she tried to instigate an uprising against the new regime. There she was imprisoned, much to the embarrassment of her father-in-law Charles.<ref name="Nagel327" /> He was further dismayed when after her release the Duchess married the Count of Lucchesi Palli, a minor Neapolitan noble. In response to this [[morganatic]] match, Charles banned her from seeing her children.<ref>Nagel, pp. 322, 333.</ref> At the invitation of [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Francis I of Austria]], the Bourbons moved to [[Prague]] in winter 1832/33 and were given lodging at the [[Prague Castle|Hradschin Palace]].<ref name="Nagel327" /> In September 1833, [[Legitimists|Bourbon legitimists]] gathered in Prague to celebrate the Duke of Bordeaux's thirteenth birthday. They expected grand celebrations, but Charles X merely proclaimed his grandson's majority.<ref name="nagel340342">Nagel, pp. 340–342.</ref> On the same day, after much cajoling by [[François-René de Chateaubriand|Chateaubriand]], Charles agreed to a meeting with his daughter-in-law, which took place in [[Leoben]] on 13 October 1833. The children of the Duchess refused to meet her after they learned of her [[Remarriage|second marriage]]. Charles refused the Duchess' demands, but after protests from his other daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Angoulême, he acquiesced. In the summer of 1834, he again allowed the Duchess of Berry to see her children.<ref name=nagel340342/> Upon the death of the Austrian emperor Francis in March 1835, the Bourbons left Prague Castle, as the new emperor [[Ferdinand I of Austria|Ferdinand]] wished to use it for [[Coronation|coronation ceremonies]]. The Bourbons moved initially to [[Teplitz]]. Then, as Ferdinand continued his use of Prague Castle, Kirchberg Castle was purchased for them. Moving there was postponed due to an outbreak of [[cholera]] in the locality.<ref name="nagel349350">Nagel, pp. 349–350.</ref> In the meantime, Charles left for the warmer climate on Austria's Mediterranean coast in October 1835. Upon his arrival at [[Görz]] (Gorizia) in the [[Kingdom of Illyria (1816–49)|Kingdom of Illyria]], he caught [[cholera]] and died on 6 November 1836. The townspeople draped their windows in black mourning. Charles was interred in the Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady, in the [[Franciscans|Franciscan]] [[Kostanjevica Monastery]] (now in [[Nova Gorica]], Slovenia), where his remains lie in a crypt with those of his family.<ref name=nagel349350/> He is the only King of France to be buried outside the country.<ref name="leparisien25092016">{{Cite news |last=Haus |first=Hélène |date=25 September 2016 |title=Et si les cendres du roi Charles X étaient transférées à la basilique Saint-Denis? |trans-title=Are the remains of Charles X to be transferred to Basilica of St Denis? |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/et-si-les-cendres-du-roi-charles-x-etaient-transferees-a-la-basilique-saint-denis-25-09-2016-6149095.php |access-date=20 February 2017 |work=[[Le Parisien]] |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="rtvslo28092016">{{Cite news |last=A. K. |date=28 September 2016 |title=Francozi želijo ostanke Karla X. in družine iz Slovenije: "Pripadajo naši domovini" |trans-title=The French wish the remains of Charles X and family to be brought from Slovenia: "They belong to our homeland" |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/drugo/francozi-zelijo-ostanke-karla-x-in-druzine-iz-slovenije-pripadajo-nasi-domovini/403811 |access-date=20 February 2017 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |language=sl}}</ref> A movement reportedly began in 2016 advocating for Charles X's remains to be buried along with other French monarchs in the [[Basilica of St Denis]],<ref name="leparisien25092016" /><ref name="rtvslo28092016" /> although [[Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou|Louis Alphonse]], current head of the [[House of Bourbon]], stated in 2017 that he wished the remains of his ancestors to lie undisturbed.<ref name="rtvslo19022017">{{Cite news |last=Al. Ma. |date=19 February 2017 |title=Francoski princ Burbonski želi, da njegovi predniki ostanejo pokopani na Kostanjevici |trans-title=A French prince of Bourbon wishes the remains of his ancestors to remain at Kostanjevica |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/francoski-princ-burbonski-zeli-da-njegovi-predniki-ostanejo-pokopani-na-kostanjevici/415424 |access-date=20 February 2017 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |language=sl}}</ref>
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