The impossible modernization of legitimate monarchy after 1830: the journalists Pierre-Sébastien Laurentie and Eugène de Genoude

Catholics and dissident French royalists from the beginning of nineteenth century around journalists F. de La Mennais P.-S. Laurentie wanted to reconstitute a new Catholic monarchy against compromise made by Louis XVIII. It was necessary renew links with ancien régime revolutionary legacy, compensate for monarchy’s more distant flaws, caused according them distancing Church’s power. After July Revolution in 1830, these reconfigured modern behind ‘Henry V’ make Third Restoration possible. But there were many disagreements among Legitimists: between Parisian ‘Henriquists’ absolutist émigrés who favoured Charles X, war raged after not mention opposition they waged Orleanists. These neo-legitimists then decided open up modernity demanded freedoms association, religion press, inspired followers Mennais. They also sought unity participate elections. this political line opposed that Genoude absolutists. Later, Montalembert separated shattered any hope creation large party under Monarchy.