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Le Comte de Paris: ou, La Passion du présent (in French). Paris: Centre d'études de l'Agora. Walter, Xavier (2002). Un roi pour la France: Henri comte de Paris, 1908-1999, essai de biographie intellectuelle et politique pour servir à la réflexion d'un prince du XXIe siècle (in French). Paris: Guibert. ISBN 2868397778.
12 Deniers coin (1791). La Nation, la Loi, le Roi (lit. ' The Nation, the Law, the King ') was the national motto of France during the constitutional period of the French monarchy, and is an example of a tripartite motto – much like the popular revolutionary slogan; Liberté, égalité, fraternité.
Its title alluded to one of the motto used in 1789 during the French Revolution, la Nation, la Loi, le Roi (Nation, Law and King). The daily advocated a constitutional monarchy and opposed Charles X's interpretation of the 1814 Charter, popularizing in particular the saying "Le roi règne mais ne gouverne pas" (The King reigns but does not rule).
The kings used the title "King of the Franks" (Latin: Rex Francorum) until the late twelfth century; the first to adopt the title of "King of France" (Latin: Rex Franciae; French: roi de France) was Philip II in 1190 (r. 1180–1223), after which the title "King of the Franks" gradually lost ground. [3]
Monarchism in France is the advocacy of restoring the monarchy (mostly constitutional monarchy) in France, which was abolished after the 1870 defeat by Prussia, arguably before that in 1848 with the establishment of the French Second Republic. The French monarchist movements are roughly divided today in three groups:
This title Rex Christianissimus, or Roi Très-chrétien owed its origins to the long, and distinctive, relationship between the Catholic Church and the Franks. France was the first modern state recognised by the Church, and was known as the 'Eldest Daughter of the Church'; Clovis I, the king of the Franks, had been recognised by the papacy as a protector of Rome's interests.
"Marche Henri IV", alternatively "Vive Henri IV" or "Vive le roi Henri", is a popular French song celebrating King Henry IV of France (also known as Le Bon Roi Henri, "Good King Henry"). The melody was heard of as early as 1581, when it was mentioned in the book of Christmas songs of Christophle de Bordeaux, under the name "Chant de la
Recherches sur la loi de dévolution de la couronne, Paris, PUF, 1984. Wood, Ian (2014-06-23). The Merovingian Kingdoms 450 - 751. Routledge. p. 114. ISBN 9781317871156. Historical. Le Songe du vergier, by Charles Louvier, (1360) Traité des ordres et dignités, by Charles Loyseau, 1613