Bourbons

[ (boor-bohnn, boor-buhnz) ]

The ruling family of France from the late sixteenth century until the French Revolution. The Bourbon kings were known for their stubbornness; the politician Talleyrand is supposed to have said of them, “They have learned nothing, and they have forgotten nothing.” Louis xiv and Louis xvi were Bourbon kings.

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The selection will make ten million Yankees fans cry in their bourbons.
Why We Worship Derek Jeter (Even If He Kinda Sucks at Shortstop)|Robert Silverman|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"The Bourbons learned nothing, and forgot nothing;" and the common people were too discouraged to think.
Woman in Modern Society|Earl Barnes
The roots of French society were not fixed in the Bourbons, but in the nations.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
Monsieur and Artois were the Bourbons able to maintain a court about them in exile.
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood

Because three Bourbons have been killed in France, must we therefore hunt down all the others?
The Empress Josephine|Louise Muhlbach
She regarded legitimacy as a part of her religion, and was intensely devoted to the interests of the Bourbons.
Hortense, Makers of History Series|John S. C. Abbott

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