Yes, he was, although he had no reigning power. The last real King of France had been Louis XVI who was killed in 1793. Since then, the French made it very clear they did not want one person with absolute power. The Kings after Louis XVI were therefore only King in name. The old regime had died with Louis XVI.
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The forced abdication of king Charles X led to the proclamation of Louis Philippe as king of France in 1830.
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The last King to rule France was Louis0Philippe (1830-1848) but he was King of the French, NOT King of France. The last person officially designated King of France was Charles X (1824-1830)
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord was a French statesman who became head of the new government after the fall of Napoleon in 1814. He was later involved in the overthrow of King Charles X, and his succession by King Louis-Phillipe.
The King of France before the French Revolution.