Bonapartists
French imperial loyalists
Bonapartists are supporters of Napoleon Bonaparte, his dynasty, or the political principles associated with his rule.
The term emerged in 19th-century France to describe those who favored restoring a Bonaparte to power, particularly after Napoleon's defeat and exile.
More broadly, Bonapartism suggests a political philosophy combining authoritarian leadership with populist appeal, nationalism, and centralized state power.
The Bonapartists rallied behind Louis-Napoleon, who became Napoleon III.
French emperor, military genius
- WaterlooCrushing, decisive defeat
- AusterlitzDecisive Napoleonic victory site
- ElbaTuscan archipelago's largest island
- St. HelenaRemote South Atlantic territory
Hundred Days · Corsica · Josephine · Tuileries · Empire · eagles · Grande Armée · tricolor
Loyal supporters of something
- partisansStaunch factional supporters
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- diehardsUnyielding supporters
- followersPeople who support someone
supporters · zealots · champions · defenders · allegiance · devotion · fidelity · fealty
French-Spanish royal lineage
- Napoleon IIIFrance's ultimate crowned ruler
- Second EmpireNapoleon III's French regime
- coup d'étatViolent government seizure
- plebisciteDirect vote by citizens
restoration · pretender · rallying · conspiracies · propaganda · ultras · factions
Napoleon
French emperor, military genius
- WaterlooCrushing, decisive defeat
- AusterlitzDecisive Napoleonic victory site
- ElbaTuscan archipelago's largest island
St. Helena · Hundred Days · Corsica · Josephine · Tuileries · Empire · eagles · Grande Armée · tricolor · Longwood
adherents
Loyal supporters of something
followers · supporters · zealots · champions · defenders · allegiance · devotion · fidelity · fealty · commitment
Bourbons
French-Spanish royal lineage
- Napoleon IIIFrance's ultimate crowned ruler
- Second EmpireNapoleon III's French regime
- coup d'étatViolent government seizure
plebiscite · restoration · pretender · rallying · conspiracies · propaganda · ultras · factions
Grande Armée
Napoleon's principal army
strategy · cavalry · artillery · infantry · general · officer · regiment · battle · conquest · uniform
Bonapartistsanti-monarchists
Opponents of royal government
Jacobins · democrats · socialists · anarchists · parliamentarians