The French Revolution took place when the military overthrew the Bourbon monarchy.
French Revolution . The Revolution overthrew the monarchy , established a republic , experienced violent periods of political turmoil , and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon that rapidly brought many of its principles to Western Europe and beyond . The French Revolution of 1830 , also known as the July Revolution ( révolution de Juillet ) , Second French Revolution or Trois Glorieuses in French ( `` Three Glorious [ Days ] '' ) , saw the overthrow of King Charles X , the French Bourbon monarch , and the ascent of his cousin Louis Philippe , Duke of Orléans , who himself , after 18 precarious years on the throne , would in turn be overthrown in 1848 .