King Charles XI of France

King Louis XVIII reigned until 1824. He was succeeded by his brother Charles Philippe, Count of Artois as Charles X.
Suppose Charles X dies in 1828.
He is succeeded by his second son, Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry as King of France as Charles XI.
Would a successful reign of King Charles XI keep the Bourbon dynasty on the French throne?
 
What happened to Louis Antoine and his line?

Will Louis Philippe still come into play?

I'm just curious as this will help me form my answer.
 
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angouleme died in 1826. He and his wife, Princess Marie Thérèse have a daughter, Princess Jeanne.
Louis Philippe does not come into play.
 
For that to happen, that means that the Duke of Berry would have to survive his assassination in 1820. We'll assume he does. It would also need the death of his older brother the Duke of Angoulême, but you already solved that issue in the previous post.

First thing to note is that Berry avoiding his assassination would probably have an impact on French politics during the last years of Louis XVIII's reign. OTL, Berry's murder led Louis XVIII to change his government and follow more conservative policies: if Berry survives, it's possible these would be avoided. That said, we would still have to deal with Charles X's reign though he would only rule for four years and might not do as much damage as he did OTL (especially if the end of Louis XVIII's reign was different).

But all in all, it really depends on Berry himself once he becomes Charles XI. I've read that he was associated with the Ultras but that's maybe because of who his father was. Otherwise, I don't know much about the guy so I'd rather let someone who knows better take a guess at what policies Charles-Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry, would pursue as King Charles XI.
 
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