Editing Charles X of France (section)

==King's brother and heir presumptive==
[[File:Lejeune LF Charles X 1825.jpg|thumb|''[[The Entry of Charles X into Paris Following His Coronation]]'' by [[Louis-François Lejeune]], 1825]]
While the king retained the liberal charter, Charles patronised members of the ultra-royalists in parliament, such as [[Jules de Polignac]], the writer [[François-René de Chateaubriand]] and [[Jean-Baptiste de Villèle]].<ref>Price, pp. 91–92.</ref> On several occasions, Charles voiced his disapproval of his brother's liberal ministers and threatened to leave the country unless Louis XVIII dismissed them.<ref>Price, pp. 94–95.</ref> Louis, in turn, feared that his brother's and [[heir presumptive]]'s [[ultra-royalist]] tendencies would send the family into exile once more (which they eventually did).

On 14 February 1820, Charles's younger son, the [[Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry|Duke of Berry]], was assassinated at the [[Paris Opera]]. This loss not only plunged the family into grief but also put the succession in jeopardy, as Charles's elder son, the [[Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême|Duke of Angoulême]], was childless. The lack of male heirs in the Bourbon main line raised the prospect of the throne passing to the [[Louis Philippe I|Duke of Orléans]] and his heirs, which horrified the more conservative ultras. Parliament debated the abolition of the [[Salic law]], which excluded females from the succession and was long held inviolable. However, the Duke of Berry's widow, [[Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry|Caroline of Naples and Sicily]], was found to be pregnant and on 29 September 1820 gave birth to a son, [[Henri, Count of Chambord|Henry, Duke of Bordeaux]].<ref>Price, p. 109.</ref> His birth was hailed as "God-given", and the people of France purchased for him the [[Château de Chambord]] in celebration of his birth.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McConnachie |first=James |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_cmS0pYFfPsC |title=Rough Guide to the Loire |date=2004 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=978-1-8435-3257-6 |location=London |pages=144}}</ref> As a result, his granduncle, Louis XVIII, added the title Count of Chambord, hence [[Henri, Count of Chambord]], the name by which he is usually known.