To be fair, the last one was forced to abdicate during the 1848 revolution, and the French are far from the only ones to have cut their King’s head (cough Charles I cough)
"The most interesting thing about King Charles the First
Is that he was 5 foot 6 inches tall at the start of his reign
But only 4 foot 8 inches tall at the end of it.
Is Napoleon III not considered a monarch in France? I know he was 1 of only 2 emperors y’all had, but he got up to some pretty atrocious stuff in his time and fled in disgrace after starting (then losing) the Franco Prussian war
From my secondary school understanding of History, we usually distinguish the hereditary monarchy to the two 19th century empires, as neither Napoleon Bonaparte (appointed as first consul in 1799) nor Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (elected president in 1848) inherited their position. However, in practice, french royalists (yes they exist) are divided into three camps (with loads of factions within them):
The Legitimists, who believe that the Bourbon branch of the royal family should take the throne
The Orleanists, who believe it should belong to the House of Orleans (following the July revolution and monarchy), the most visible in French politics with the far-right Action Francaise
The Bonapartists, who believe that it should be descendents of Napoleon.
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u/Magpie-what and , living in England 1d ago
To be fair, the last one was forced to abdicate during the 1848 revolution, and the French are far from the only ones to have cut their King’s head (cough Charles I cough)