The Legitimists were a faction of French royalists who formed one of the three main right-wing factions of early 19th century France, the others being the Orleanists and the Bonapartists. The Legitimists supported the House of Bourbon's claim to the throne of France in the aftermath of the Orleanist seizure of power in the 1830 July Revolution. The Legitimists rejected the claim of the Orleanist July Monarchy, justifying their claim to the throne through Salic law, and they were principally characterized by their counter-revolutionary views. The Legitimists were a powerful force in French politics until 1883, when their claimant to the throne, Henri, Count of Chambord, died without male issue.
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