Coronation of the French monarch King of Italy at Milan with the Iron Crown of Lombardy. Emperor Napoleon III chose not to have a coronation ceremony. Nevertheless, a small consort's crown was fabricated for his wife, Empress Eugenie, which remains in the possession of the French government. The last French royal coronation was that of Charles X, in 1825 by Jean-Baptiste de Latil in Rheims cathedral. Charles' decision to be crowned, in contrast to his predecessor, Louis XVIII, proved unpopular with the French public, and Charles was ultimately overthrown in a revolution in 1830. His successor, Louis Philippe, opted not to have a coronation. The
Marquesan monarch Marquesan monarch The Marquesan monarch ("Pomarea mendozae") is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Marquesan monarch was originally described in the genus "Monarcha". Two subspecies are recognized with one of them now extinct: Additionally, two former subspecies were each re-classified as separate species in 2012: The Marquesan monarch was once fairly common and widespread in the Marquesas inhabiting islands such as Ua Pou,