Orleanist

American  

[awr-lee-uh-nist] / ˈɔr li ə nɪst /

noun

1. a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.

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Orleanist British  

/ ɔːˈlɪənɪst /

noun

1. an adherent of the Orléans branch of the French Bourbons

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Other Word Forms

• Orleanism noun

Etymology

Origin of Orleanist

1825–35; < French Orléaniste; Orléans, -ist

Example Sentences

The guillotining of his father made Louis Philippe the Orleanist pretender to the throne.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Leon was ten years old, the Revolution of 1848 deposed Louis Philippe, the Orleanist, and Louis Napoleon was made President of the Republic.

From Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Bolton, Sarah K.

The scheme of fortifying Paris continued, however, to be debated, while the Orleanist family were still the subjects of futile attentats.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount

The monarchist Marshal MacMahon was made President, a coalition ministry of monarchists under the Orleanist Duke of Broglie was formed, and republicanism in press and politics was put under the ban.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin

The man who knew those times best, Roederer afterwards assured Napoleon that, if there was an Orleanist conspiracy, Orleans himself was not in it.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville