I had the Idea that in order for the French Monarchy to survive to the 21st Century, the thing that is of the utmost importance is to get rid of the division between the Orleanists and the Legitimists inside the monarchist camp. Now, In orther to do that, i thought that the best possible way for this to happen is to create a ATL in which Henri de Chambourd is married to a different wife, and this marriage produces more than 1 offspring (for example let say 3 sons and 2 daughters). now the problem was that in OTL Henry married a woman he didn't liked in an arranged marriage, and in order to create the perfect candidate that will unite the orleanists and the legitimists, i needed to replace the OTL wife, with another one. and so this is what I did:
I chose the third daughter of King Charles Albert of Sardinia, born in 1826 (in OTL she died in infancy a year later), Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy. I chose her because apart from the right age (six years his younger) and religion (catholic), she is also the perfect conduit to connect the French Royal Family with modern ideas of Constitutional Monarchy (as her father did by creating the Albertine Statutes) and Liberal Nationalism (as people associatied with Savoy believed in this idea, like Count Di Cavour), so choosing her was the ideal way in creating a son of Henri de Chambourd who is a supporter and defender of Constitutional Monarchy in France.
Now, let's say that Henri de Chambourd marries Maria Cristina in 1846; He is 26 y/o and she's 19. And so, that is the right age to get down to business and start making those babies.
Jumping on to 1873, After Napoleon's III defeat, MacMahon is the President, the Duc de Broglie is Prime Minster, and the National Assembly has a majority for the Monarchists, and this where things get Interesting:
Both Macmahon and Broglie know that the Stubborn Pretender (Henri) will never accept the crown with the Tricolour at its side, BUT, his eldest son of 26 years of age, Prince Jean Charles, Duke of Normandy, is much more pragmatic than his father and he can serve better as King than his old man, plus, since the prince is known to be educated in Italy, his Liberal upbringing while still the future heir to be the head of the senior branch in the Bourbon Dynasty can serve to unite the two monarchist parties under one man. And So in 1875, Prince Jean-Charles becomes King of France and in light of his "Unnatural" rise to the throne, through a vote in parliament and not by succeeding his father, he chooses to be known as Jean-Charles the 1st, and not as Charles XI as some expected.
So... any thoughts, comments, remarks? they are more than welcome!
I chose the third daughter of King Charles Albert of Sardinia, born in 1826 (in OTL she died in infancy a year later), Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy. I chose her because apart from the right age (six years his younger) and religion (catholic), she is also the perfect conduit to connect the French Royal Family with modern ideas of Constitutional Monarchy (as her father did by creating the Albertine Statutes) and Liberal Nationalism (as people associatied with Savoy believed in this idea, like Count Di Cavour), so choosing her was the ideal way in creating a son of Henri de Chambourd who is a supporter and defender of Constitutional Monarchy in France.
Now, let's say that Henri de Chambourd marries Maria Cristina in 1846; He is 26 y/o and she's 19. And so, that is the right age to get down to business and start making those babies.
Jumping on to 1873, After Napoleon's III defeat, MacMahon is the President, the Duc de Broglie is Prime Minster, and the National Assembly has a majority for the Monarchists, and this where things get Interesting:
Both Macmahon and Broglie know that the Stubborn Pretender (Henri) will never accept the crown with the Tricolour at its side, BUT, his eldest son of 26 years of age, Prince Jean Charles, Duke of Normandy, is much more pragmatic than his father and he can serve better as King than his old man, plus, since the prince is known to be educated in Italy, his Liberal upbringing while still the future heir to be the head of the senior branch in the Bourbon Dynasty can serve to unite the two monarchist parties under one man. And So in 1875, Prince Jean-Charles becomes King of France and in light of his "Unnatural" rise to the throne, through a vote in parliament and not by succeeding his father, he chooses to be known as Jean-Charles the 1st, and not as Charles XI as some expected.
So... any thoughts, comments, remarks? they are more than welcome!
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