AHC: Authortarian France by 1930

[Ellie]

I'm trying to brainstorm an idea for a timeline which involves France becoming an increasingly right-wing, authoritarian state, much contradictory to France's pathway towards liberalism, into the 1900's. What I would like is a late enough PoD that would allow this to occur; that being said, I'd rather not have a victorious Napoleon I in 1813 survive into the 1900's. Also, PoD's can go into the 1900's (I posted this here because I felt the Franco-Prussian War was a good point for PoD's, and frankly the earliest I'd like). Also, please try to stray away from the cliche "Germany wins WWI, France goes fascist" scenario. Also no Vichy France or WWII, keep it Pre-1930.
Thanks.

 

[azander12]

I'm trying to brainstorm an idea for a timeline which involves France becoming an increasingly right-wing, authoritarian state, much contradictory to France's pathway towards liberalism, into the 1900's. What I would like is a late enough PoD that would allow this to occur; that being said, I'd rather not have a victorious Napoleon I in 1813 survive into the 1900's. Also, PoD's can go into the 1900's (I posted this hese because I felt the Franco-Prussian War was a good point for PoD's, and frankly the earliest I'd like). Also, please try to stray away from the cliche "Germany wins WWI, France goes fascist" scenario. Also no Vichy France or WWII.

Thanks.

How about a post-WW1 Red Germany TL, where an attempted sympathy uprising by French socialists is repressed only by the creation of a military-civilian joint junta, which ends up remaining in power with the generals steadily marginalizing the civilians?

 

[Vanity 6]

The dictatorship of Georges Ernest Boulanger? Is that just too obvious?

 

[CthulhuFhtagn]

I think your best bet is Louis-Napoleon, aka Napoleon III, and his descendants. Towards the end of his regime, he was starting to take his country in a more liberal direction, but that could easily be reversed.

 

[TFSmith121]

1830 "July" revolution turns out the Bourbons, Orleanists, AND Bonapartists;

I think your best bet is Louis-Napoleon, aka Napoleon III, and his descendants. Towards the end of his regime, he was starting to take his country in a more liberal direction, but that could easily be reversed.

The 1830 "July" revolution turns out the Bourbons, Orleanists, AND Bonapartists;

And France becomes a militarized but populist republic...with someone like Georges Mouton, Etienne Gerard, or Jean Lamarque as "le Marechal Nationaliste"...

The Army rules, but institutionally, and becomes what amounts to a expansionist & nationalist party, not the sort of personal dictatorship that led to Napoleon.

Basically, look to the list of French ministers of war in the Nineteenth century for your "marechals"...

Best,