 After three days of protests in July 1830 – the July Revolution, also called the "Three Glorious Days" ("les trois glorieuses") – by the merchant "bourgeoisie", who were outraged to be ousted from the limited voters list by the July Ordinances, Charles X of France was forced to abdicate.Charles X's chosen successor was his young grandson, Henri, comte de Chambord (1820–1883), but Henri never ascended to the throne.The line of natural hereditary succession was abolished and a member of the cadet Orléans line of the Bourbon family was chosen