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One thing not a lot of people know is that the French Third Republic was almost replaced by a second restoration of the Kingdom of France. When Napoleon III was removed from power as a result of the Franco-Prussian War, France needed a new government, and since monarchists held the majority in the National Assembly, it appeared that the new government would be another monarchy. It was decided that Henri, Comte de Chambord should be the new French monarch. But Henri wanted to eliminate all traces of the Revolution, which the population was unwilling to do. So France's new government chose to continue the republic instead.

My question is this: what if Henri had been less reactionary and accepted the throne? What would the consequences be for France, and for the world?
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