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Refusal of the Tricolor Flag
- When
- 1871
- Where
- France
Henri, Count of Chambord, refused to accept the French tricolor, insisting on the Bourbon white flag as a condition for his restoration.
During the 1871 political crisis, Chambord refused to accept the tricolor as the flag of France and declined to abandon the fleur-de-lys, symbol of the Ancien Régime. This refusal made restoration of the monarchy impossible until after his death in 1883, by which time the monarchists had lost their parliamentary majority.
Sources
- Legitimists Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
- Henri, Count of Chambord Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-27
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