Who Would Be King of France Today?

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[cnhnx]

"This is my great grandfather, Louis"
"This is my grandfather, Louis"
"This is my brother, Louis"
"This is also my brother, Louis"
"And I am-"
"Let me guess, Louis?"
"I'm Charles"

[maxanderson]

A bourbon, Bonaparte, and habsburg walk into a restaurant. The waiter says "table for one?"

[SolarMechanic]

Solution: Have all 3. A King of France, a King of the French, and an Emperor.

[thorveack]

You know it's funny you mentioned Elizabeth II being a potential heir to the throne of France as the whole reason french succession is based on a strict partilineality, is because of the "salic law" an ancient Frankish law which was brought back to rule out descendants of Isabella of France from French succession AKA Edward III of England. So the Patrilineality isn't so much a "no girl allowed" as it's a "no Brits allowed".

[baptiste]

As a french guy i already knew that stuff but really, Balthazar Napoleon IV was a sick plot twist.

[Lolpy.]

When I saw Queen Elizabeth II I literally said “God Damn it!”
That immortal woman somehow always wins.

[random_name]

The French call their royal heir "Dolphin".
-Let's call ours "Prince of Whales".

[amina-prxt]

The 3rd Republic was already proclaimed (in 1870) when Henri was a candidate and the restauration of the monarchy a realistic option. And, also the Bonaparte family agreed to the candidature of Henri. The monarchists were the largest political camp in the early 3rd republic. But since the early 20th century the possibility of a restauration is actually impossible. Although some claim that the then Count of Paris (Head of the Orleans family) had a chance after the 2nd world war.
The case with the new legitimist contender goes back to 1936 and had also to do with the carlist branch of the spanish Bourbons

[d.esanchez]

When a Capet-Napoleon marries a Habsburg

England: Oh God please no

[michaszkot]

Of course the rightful heir is Stannis Baratheon.

[kevwang]

Seeing that dauphin means "dolphin" (and yes I've read the comments and saw that it originated with the nickname of Guigues IV, Count of Viennois), I am so disappointed that the British monarchy doesn't call their heir apparent Prince of Whales.

I'll see myself out…

[Chaosdude]

Also, I just think the Balthazar Napoleon IV story is hilarious, so he's my vote for rightful king.

[olivierolivier]

As a French, I recommand no one to take the throne, it's a very dangerous job here

[splitiris]

English King: "So the French heir is literally called 'dolphin'?"
Advisor: "Yes your Majesty.."
English King: "Majestic.. What's more majestic then a dolphin?"
Advisor: "A.. Whale?.. I suppose your Majesty.."
English King: "Then our heir shall be called the Prince of Whales!"

[scottadler]

An interesting side note: Louis-Philippe d'Orleans, the heir of King Louis-Philippe, served as a captain in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was a veteran of the 1862 Peninsular Campaign. He later wrote an encyclopedic history of the Civil War and was greatly admired on the west side of the pond.

[TheNewNextPod]

I’m related to this line and the matrilineal lines for Scot/Wales/England. It’s been such a gift seeing your videos. You all have an incredible talent at visual storytelling and it’s personally impacted how I understand the history before me. Thank you ☺️

[yep]

Who would be the Emperor of China today? I think that'd be an interesting vid. Love your stuff :)

[atheistcrusader]

France how many revolution do you want?
France: Oui

[aliasqar]

French history is a bit like matrix movies:
"La France"
"The french revolution"
"Emperor reloaded "
" The Monarch resurrections "

[hugoleroux]

The main problem with Louis Alphonse is that he mostly grew up in Spain. He does speak French but with a fairly strong accent. But most importantly, he served in the Spanish army and pledged allegiance to Spain. It would be weird to have a French king being honor bound to a foreign country.