AHC: Orleanist Monarchy outside of France

An Orleans accepts the throne of Mexico in 1821? Nobody else was taking it, so they wound up giving it to Iturbide.
No one took it because in Post-Napoleonic War Europe, The Congress of Vienna created the Concert of Europe which vowed to maintain balance of power, stop all liberal and nationalist revolutions and support legitimacy. So no ruling house, Royal or noble, would have accepted a crown from a former colony of one of their fellow monarchs who was considered the legitimate ruler of that land. If they did they would get no support from the major powers in Europe.
 
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Sounds interesting.

One question. Was the colony founded by Huguenots, since there was an actual French Colony in Florida and Fort Caroline founded by Huguenots?
No, it's a standard Catholic colony. The Huguenot colonies were almost a century before this TL started.
 
With a POD between 1790s to 1890s, have a candidate from the House of Orleans become a monarch of a country in the world, outside of France.

The House of Orleans can still become The French King, but have to have a Orleans candidate become a Monarch of a different country.
Quebec´?
 
New Orleans ruled by Orleans House !
I think it should be remembered that the Orleans Branch were still "Bourbon's" and still French Royalty. Any Orleans branch member would probably need to have the permission of the reigning monarch at the time, (Louis XVIII or Charles X) before they accepted a crown of another land. Thanks to the revolution, during lets' say, the 1820's, the Orleans Branch of the Bourbons/French Royal family was directly in the line of succession behind Charles X, prior to him becoming king, and his two sons. Being that close to the succession, and the history of male members of the Bourbons dying off prematurely for so many reasons, may not make it a possibility.
 
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