Although the revolutionaries advocated republican and egalitarian principles of government, France reverted to forms of absolute rule or constitutional monarchy four times—the Empire of [[Napoleon]], the Restoration of Louis XVIII, the reign of Louis-Philippe, and the '''[[Second French Empire]]''' of [[Louie Napoleon]]. | Although the revolutionaries advocated republican and egalitarian principles of government, France reverted to forms of absolute rule or constitutional monarchy four times—the Empire of [[Napoleon]], the Restoration of Louis XVIII, the reign of Louis-Philippe, and the '''[[Second French Empire]]''' of [[Louie Napoleon]]. |