French Treats

French claimant Henri Comte de Paris

via Wikimedia Commons

Not every throne has made it into the current century. In fact, the French throne may be the most dismantled, revived, and dismantled again. The execution of the Bourbon king in 1792 led to alternating periods of republics and monarchies with several royal houses including the Bonapartes (1804-1814), the Bourbons again (1814-1815), the Bonapartes again (part of 1815), the Bourbons yet again (1815-1830), the Orleans branch of the Bourbon family (1830-1848), and then the Bonapartes one more time (1852-1870). This has spawned four different sets of claimants to the throne, but with nearly 150 years since France had a crowned head, it's unlikely that any of these descendants will ever sit on the throne. 

However, that doesn't make French royal history and French royal families less interesting to royal watchers. So, here are a few blogs to enjoy on this subject.

Confrerie Royale (French)
"Lettre aux membres et sympathisants de la Confrerie Royale."

Le Blog du Le Comte de Paris (French)
"C'est ce que je ressens pour la France et les Francais."

La couronne (French)
"Le blog de soutien a la famille royale de France"

Tiaras and Trianon
The dual focus here is on Marie Antoinette and tiaras.

Focus on the Swedish Royals

Photo: Jonas Ekströmer, The Royal Court, Sweden

 Photo: Jonas Ekströmer, The Royal Court, Sweden

The royal family of Sweden is one of the most active and visible around the world. In some monarchies, we don't get to see much of the whole family. In Sweden, however, the whole family is very active and publicly accessible, even the little babes. Plus, in recent years, there always seems to be another baby on the way! It's no wonder then that there are numerous blogs dedicated to this beautiful, happy and growing family.

Bernadotte Windsor
"A blog dedicated to the Swedish and British Royal Families. You'll occasionally find posts about other Royals though."

Kungahuset
"A blog about the royal family of Sweden!"

The Princess Family
"A blog dedicated to the Princess Family of Sweden - Madeleine, Christopher, Leonore, Nicolas and Baby Sunshine!"

Swedish Monarchy
"I've been a royalwatcher ever since I can remember. This blog is dedicated to the Swedish Royal Family."

Swedish Princesses (Polish)
"W styczniu 2014 roku założyła swojego pierwszego bloga o szwedzkiej księżniczce, który rok późnej przekształciła w Swedish Princesses Blog."

Swedish Royal Fashion
"I am an avid fan of the Swedish Royals and love the scavenger hunt of identifying Royal Clothing."

Swedish Royal House Mafia
"Welcome to Swedish Royal House Mafia! Created in February 2013, we were the first tumblr blog dedicated entirely to the much loved Swedish Royal Family."