#bourbons

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Anne:

Was a spanish habsburg born in Valadolid and, as such, princess of the Netherlands. Cause why not. She did the regency for her son Louis XIV until he became of age.

Philippe:

Gay but like not in a comical way. However also like openly gay, which is uncommon for the time but also YOU go tell the king that his brother is a disgrace and should be more discreet.

He isn't a regent or anything but he is a Bourbon, brother of the king, def gay, and founder of the house of Orléans, who are big phony usurpers and deserves to be in this bracket as such.

[empirearchives]

Napoleon’s letter to King George III of England (Christmas Day, 1799, the day after the plebiscite which had sanctioned his rule):

“Called by the will of the French people to hold the highest office in the Republic, I think it proper, on assuming my functions, to inform Your Majesty of the fact by my own hand. Is there to be no end to the war which, for the past eight years, has dislocated every quarter of the globe? Is there no means by which we can come to an understanding? How is it that the two most enlightened nations in Europe, both stronger and more powerful than their safety and independence require, consent to sacrifice their commercial success, their internal prosperity, and the happiness of their homes, to dreams of imaginary greatness? How is it that they do not envisage peace as their greatest glory as well as their greatest need? Such sentiments cannot be strange to Your Majesty’s heart, for you rule a free nation for the sole end of making it happy. I beg Your Majesty to believe that in broaching this subject, it is my sincere desire to make a practical contribution . . . toward a generous peace . . . The fate of every civilized nation depends upon the ending of a war which is embroiling the whole world.”

According to Will Durant, in The Age of Napoleon:

“George III did not think it fitting that a king should answer a commoner; he delegated the task to Lord Grenville, who sent to Talleyrand (January 3, 1800) a sharp note denouncing the aggressions of France and declaring that England could not enter into negotiations except through the Bourbons, who must be restored as a precondition to any peace. A letter of Napoleon to Emperor Francis II received a similar reply from the Austrian Chancellor, Baron Franz von Thugut.”

[microcosme11]

Louis XVI with an earring!

Tea at Trianon

[cabiiefilms05]

last part

[detsolkongen]

The time when Louis XIV asked for too much

The Holy Roman Empire was in a war with the Ottoman Empire, and in 1663, they needed resources to support them, so they asked France for help. The French king, Louis XIV, was willing to help, provided two conditions were met:

Louis himself becoming the generalissimo of the HRE

His son, Louis, le Grand Dauphin, becoming the new HRE Emperor, succeeding Leopold I

Immediately, the HRE regretted asking France for help, and said something along the lines of "yeah no".

Louis pretty much said, "In order for me to help you, I gotta take over your empire first. Are you willing to be so generous? 🥺👉👈"

[postcard-from-the-past]

Former Castle of the Bourbons transformed into prison in Moulins, Bourbonnais region of central France

French vintage postcard

[philoursmars]

Je reviens à mon projet de présenter la plupart de mes 55000 photos (nouveau compte approximatif. On se rapproche du présent !).

2016. Une journée à Paris....et ici, un crochet à Saint-Denis pour visiter la Basilique, qui est aussi la nécropole royale. Ici, on est dans la crypte.

- la chapelle des Bourbons, Louis XVIII

- le cœur de Louis XVII

- cénotaphe de Henri IV

- cénotaphe de Louis XIV

- le caveau des Bourbons

- les 2 dernières : la crypte primitive

[the1beardedgent]

The 10 Best Bourbon Whiskeys for Under $20

[radiorebel23]

i got so high last night that i thought i drank water into my lungs

so my solution was to continue eating my pack of biscuits while sitting VERY still (lest the water in my lung slosh around)

[disease]

NASTY, DEC 2023 | VICIOUS SMILE FEATURING: PRADA BEAUTY PHOTOGRAPHY: KÉVIN DRELON MODEL: CAMELIA BOURBON MUA: LISA MICHALIK

[rcvandenboogaard]

Roerig Frankrijk: over pensioenen en een misplaatste keizer

De Franse politieke cultuur heeft veel merkwaardigs. De quasi-revolutionaire stemming waarin het land nu al maanden verkeert, naar aanleiding van zoiets onbenulligs als de geleidelijke verhoging van de pensioengerechtigde leeftijd van 62 naar 64 in het jaar 2030, is daarvan een goed voorbeeld. Wie de luide tegenstanders van deze ‘hervorming’ hoort – parlementariërs van ‘La France Insoumise’,…

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Clotilde:

Younger sister of Louis XVI, she was made fun of for her weight for a long while, married Charles-Emmanuel IV de Sardaigne and they loved each other dearly, to the point he abdicated when she died.

Isabelle:

Granddaughter of Louis XV (just like Clotilde, but not through the same child) she was born and raised in Spain then married Joseph II of Lorraine-Habsburg (Marie-Antoinette's big brother)

Dates indicated are dates of life.

[diioonysus]

rings + art

[bourbon-and-mead]

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[damazcuz]

He's sopping wet. He's pathetic. His dick game is terrible. He looks bad. He cries at the slightest provocation. Hes trembling in fear. He's unreliable. His personality is sad, just sad. I didn't say a name but he popped into your head, didn't he? ☺️

[pettytarrko]

Me coming back to the party after puking in the bathroom.