orig. Charles-Ferdinand de Bourbon
born Jan. 24, 1778, Versailles, France
died Feb. 14, 1820, Paris
French nobleman.
Son of the future Charles X , he left France at the outbreak of the French Revolution and lived abroad until 1815. His assassination by a Bonapartist fanatic marked a turning point in the Bourbon Restoration , hastening the downfall of the moderate Decazes government and the polarization into liberal and royalist groups.