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Hi,
I just wanted some help in understanding why the claimants of the french throne are actually claimants, in particular because I'm interested in the Andorran co-princes, one of whom used to be the kings of France.
It's changed now, and it seems odd that a political figure that hasn't been elected by its country's people should be the head of a state, when monarchs today are usually above politics. It is even more bizarre that the monarch of Andorra is the president of France, a country which is proudly republican. Would it not make more sense if the heir to the county of Foix (the counts of Foix used to be the co-princes of Andorra, until their descendants became kings of France, as I'm sure you all know), became the co-prince?
Which brings me to the original query, who is the heir to the french throne, and by default I suppose, the heir to the county of foix? There is lots on Wikipedia about pretenders to the French throne, but none of them seem to mention the descendants of Charles X, the last Bourbon king of France. I understand why descendants of Louis-Philippe from the house of Orelans or Napoleon are claimants but I can't figure out what claim Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou has?
I just wanted some help in understanding why the claimants of the french throne are actually claimants, in particular because I'm interested in the Andorran co-princes, one of whom used to be the kings of France.
It's changed now, and it seems odd that a political figure that hasn't been elected by its country's people should be the head of a state, when monarchs today are usually above politics. It is even more bizarre that the monarch of Andorra is the president of France, a country which is proudly republican. Would it not make more sense if the heir to the county of Foix (the counts of Foix used to be the co-princes of Andorra, until their descendants became kings of France, as I'm sure you all know), became the co-prince?
Which brings me to the original query, who is the heir to the french throne, and by default I suppose, the heir to the county of foix? There is lots on Wikipedia about pretenders to the French throne, but none of them seem to mention the descendants of Charles X, the last Bourbon king of France. I understand why descendants of Louis-Philippe from the house of Orelans or Napoleon are claimants but I can't figure out what claim Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou has?