French Pretenders Events

The … Restoration french_pretenders.1 · dlc004

A Moral Order french_pretenders.2 · dlc004

While the … cause of … has its fair share of opponents within the …, … has expressed an interest in aiding the movement, seeing within it a source of order well-suited to get … back on track.

"With the help of God, the devotion of our army, and with the support of all honest people, we will continue the work of restoring the morality of our country. We will preserve and protect the principles upon which our nation is based, and fight an uncompromising struggle against all enemies of society."

A House Divided french_pretenders.3 · dlc004

The efforts to promote the House of … as the sole legitimate dynasty of … are being obstructed by the prominent … …, who claims … … is nothing but an upjumped bandit.

"A orderly nation must be built upon solid foundations. There is nothing about that house which is 'solid'. Look at them... wrong-headed fools and opportunists, the lot of them!"

The Real Country french_pretenders.4 · dlc004

Opposed to what they see as the artificially imposed political ideals of the Revolution, members of the country's traditional classes are coming out in support of the … cause.

"Have you been to the city recently? It's obscene how they carry on there. It's like order has been put on its head, with some of the things people do there. Out here, at least, everybody still knows how they're supposed to carry on and what they are."

Pretenders to the Throne french_pretenders.5 · dlc004

Three dynasties have claims on the French throne: the … line backs the constitutional July Monarchy, the … line supports the descendants of Charles X, while the … line seek to restore Napoleon's French Empire.

Three lines have risen to claim one crown. Once the arch-enemy of Rome, then the jewel of Christendom, and now... heirs to an uncertain future. The days of the Revolution are fresh in French minds. Another now, so soon, could spell disaster. Blood may run in the streets before this matter is truly settled.

The Provisional Government french_pretenders.6 · dlc004

The crisis throughout … has proven too much for … to handle. … has been forced to abdicate and flee the country, and a provisional republican government has been declared.

"From that day, a thousand strange systems issued impetuously from the minds of the innovators, and spread through the troubled minds of the crowd. Everything was still standing except royalty and parliament, and it seemed that from the shock of the revolution, society itself had been reduced to dust, and that the new form that should be given to society had been put to competition." — Alexis de Tocqueville

The New Monarchy french_pretenders.7 · dlc004

With the … monarchy restored anew, and a regent temporarily occupying the throne, the time has come to determine which dynasty will be entrusted with the restored crown of France.

The bells toll at Rheims, but no king sits upon the throne. The three great houses stood apart from each other, its pretenders unwilling to seize the throne. Should one move too quickly, it will face a war on two fronts. France itself seemed in no hurry for the 'right' king to take the throne, only that a king sat upon it.

The Enduring House of … french_pretenders.10 · dlc004