lilia non laborant neque nent

Et "Montjoie Saint Denis" qui n'est pas QUE une citation des Visiteurs Just because we killed our king doesn't mean we can't miss him

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Best Bourbon Bracket!

Calling it like that for the alliteration, but Valois, Capetians, Carolingians and every other french dynasty counts too!

@best-hohenzollern-ruler, @best-habsburg-monarch, @best-romanov-monarch guess what.

[best-bourbon-monarch]

bonjour, ça fait depuis février que rien n'est posté alors je me permets d'envoyer ce message pour savoir si la finale va avoir lieu ou si ce blog est abandonné. en tout cas, merci pour le tournoi jusqu'ici, c'était chouette

... attends le tournoi n'était pas fini ?? j'aurais juré que j'avais envoyé la finale ! désolé pour l'attente, je la fais tout de suite !

[best-bourbon-monarch]

oooooups j'avais oublié de poster la finale...

Who's your favorite french monarch?

Jean Ier le Posthume

Louis IX/Saint Louis

Voting ended onJun 21, 2024

Jean Ier:

First and only king of France to have reigned from his birth to his death! That's a total of five days.

Louis IX:

SAINT LOUIS ! Considéré comme un saint de son vivant déjà ! Canonisé seulement quelques années après ça mort ! C'est pas du swag, ça ? Il a remis la quarantaine-le-roi et ordonné la présomption d'innocence ! Il a viré les ordalies, atténué la torture ! Votez pour lui, c'est le seul juste juge, sollicité même par les autres monarques ! ❤

(translation: enthusiastic french noise)

Champion of human rights even by our time's standards.

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Who's your favorite french king/royalty?

Jean Ier le Posthume (1316)

Marie-Thérèse de France/Madame Royale (1778-1851)

Voting ended onFeb 26, 2024

Jean Ier:

First and only king of France to have reigned from his birth to his death! That's a total of five days.

Marie-Thérèse (dates of life):

First child of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, and the only member of her family to survive the French Revolution, she was left completely alone in her cell as her family was killed or died of mistreatments one after the other. Despite the salic law she was for a while considered an heir presumptive to the throne by royalists as she was, despite her young age, known for her strong morals and her strong will, and so probably a better candidate than the future Louis XVIII. She leaves for Vienna as soon as she is allowed to leave her cell and goes to live at the austrian court.

Dates indicated are dates of life

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Who's your favorite french king/royalty?

Louis IX/Saint Louis (1226-1270)

Adélaïde de France (1732-1800)

Voting ended onFeb 26, 2024

Louis IX:

SAINT LOUIS ! Considéré comme un saint de son vivant déjà ! Canonisé seulement quelques années après ça mort ! C'est pas du swag, ça ? Il a remis la quarantaine-le-roi et ordonné la présomption d'innocence ! Il a viré les ordalies, atténué la torture ! Votez pour lui, c'est le seul juste juge, sollicité même par les autres monarques ! ❤

(translation: enthusiastic french noise)

Champion of human rights even by our time's standards.

Adélaïde:

Just chose not to marry anyone and everyone was fine with it. Fought all her life against her father's mistresses and roped a young Marie-Antoinette in it. Very strong-headed.

[napoleonic-sexyman-tournament]

Carl von Clausewitz vs Barclay de Tolly

Carl von Clausewitz

Barclay de Tolly

Voting ended onFeb 19, 2024

Carl von Clausewitz

Author of some of Prussia's most famous military strategy:

Propaganda:

"what could possibly be sexier than a prussian uniform and a lasting impact on military theory?”

Barclay de Tolly

Military commander responsible for some sensible but controversial decisions

Propaganda:

“he has the prettiest little face i want to smooch he doesnt look at the camera in his portrait cause hes a shy little slut love him him dearly i love his head”

[best-habsburg-monarch]

"what could possibly be sexier than a prussian uniform and a lasting impact on military theory?”

well, we couldn't agree more.

We mean *clears throat* vote for the Russian or something....

[perioddramapolls]

Period dramas dresses tournament: Green dresses Round 1- Group A: Mina Harker, Bram Stoker's Dracula (gifset) vs Marie Antoinette, Marie Antoinette (gifset)

Best dress?

Mina's dress (left)

Marie's dress (right)

Voting ended onFeb 8, 2024

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Who's your favorite french king?

Louis XVI (1774-1792)

Jean Ier le Posthume (1316)

Voting ended onJan 31, 2024

Louis XVI:

Without him, no american revolution and no USA. He did his best to straighten his kingdom's finances but they were very wonky when he arrived and he was obstructed by his parliaments and by the nobility. First king in a while to have had a happy marriage, with zero lovers on either sides, with his queen (beloved Marie-Antoinette of Lorraine Habsburg).

Jean Ier:

First and only king of France to have reigned from his birth to his death! That's a total of five days.

Dates indicated are dates of reign (and, for Jean, of life)

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Who's your favorite french royalty?

Clodomir Ier

Marie-Thérèse de France/Madame Royale (1778-1851)

Voting ended onJan 31, 2024

Clodomir:

He died in a blood feud between families after a cousin of his killed his own son and then CLodomir's mother sent her sons to avenge the nephew.

His name sounds made up I love it.

Marie-Thérèse (dates of life):

First child of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, and the only member of her family to survive the French Revolution, she was left completely alone in her cell as her family was killed or died of mistreatments one after the other. Despite the salic law she was for a while considered an heir presumptive to the throne by royalists as she was, despite her young age, known for her strong morals and her strong will, and so probably a better candidate than the future Louis XVIII. She leaves for Vienna as soon as she is allowed to leave her cell and goes to live at the austrian court.

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Who's your favorite french royalty?

Charlemagne (768-814)

Louis IX/Saint Louis (1226-1270)

Voting ended onJan 31, 2024

Charlemagne (dates of reign):

Il a un gosse (illégitime mais quand même) qui s'appelle Thierry et juste pour ça il devrait tout sweep

(translation: he's got a kid (out of wedlock but still) named Thierry and just for that he ought to sweep all the way)

Il a eu cette idée folle, un jour d'inventer l'école...

Known for a lot of things, good and bad, that he did, he was famously crowned emperor of the occident on Christmas of 800.

Gave its name to the Caroligian Dynasty

Louis IX:

SAINT LOUIS ! Considéré comme un saint de son vivant déjà ! Canonisé seulement quelques années après ça mort ! C'est pas du swag, ça ? Il a remis la quarantaine-le-roi et ordonné la présomption d'innocence ! Il a viré les ordalies, atténué la torture ! Votez pour lui, c'est le seul juste juge, sollicité même par les autres monarques ! ❤

(translation: enthusiastic french noise)

Champion of human rights even by our time's standards.

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Who's your favorite french royalty?

Marie de Medicis (1610-1614)

Adélaïde de France (1732-1800)

Voting ended onJan 31, 2024

Marie de Medicis (dates of regency):

Mother of Louis XIII and widow of Henri IV, she ensured part of the regency, alongside Richelieu. She helped the devlopment of the arts and basically created the french culture of arts all by herself. Also she named her second son Gaston.

Adélaïde (dates of life):

Just chose not to marry anyone and everyone was fine with it. Fought all her life against her father's mistresses and roped a young Marie-Antoinette in it. Very strong-headed.

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Which of these four merovingians should fill the hole for the quarter finals?

Chilpéric Ier

Childéric II

Clodomir

Gontran

Voting ended onJan 25, 2024

[best-bourbon-monarch]

You guys are kidding me uh

[best-bourbon-monarch]

It only seems fair that Clodomir should procede because I'm contrary.

[none-ofthisnonsense]

Non stp sauve childebert je t’en prie 😭

[best-bourbon-monarch]

T'en fais pas, Clodomir va sans doute ressortir du bracket aussi vite uq'il y est entré

[none-ofthisnonsense]

Mais Childebert aurait au moins une chance 😔 il ne peut pas partir aussi tôt dans le jeu

[best-bourbon-monarch]

best i can offer c'est de lui faire affronter le vainqueur après le tournoi désolé

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Which of these four merovingians should fill the hole for the quarter finals?

Chilpéric Ier

Childéric II

Clodomir

Gontran

Voting ended onJan 25, 2024

[best-bourbon-monarch]

You guys are kidding me uh

[best-bourbon-monarch]

It only seems fair that Clodomir should procede because I'm contrary.

[none-ofthisnonsense]

Non stp sauve childebert je t’en prie 😭

[best-bourbon-monarch]

T'en fais pas, Clodomir va sans doute ressortir du bracket aussi vite uq'il y est entré

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Which of these four merovingians should fill the hole for the quarter finals?

Chilpéric Ier

Childéric II

Clodomir

Gontran

Voting ended onJan 25, 2024

[best-bourbon-monarch]

You guys are kidding me uh

[best-bourbon-monarch]

It only seems fair that Clodomir should procede because I'm contrary.

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Which of these four merovingians should fill the hole for the quarter finals?

Chilpéric Ier

Childéric II

Clodomir

Gontran

Voting ended onJan 25, 2024

[best-bourbon-monarch]

You guys are kidding me uh

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Which of these four merovingians should fill the hole for the quarter finals?

Chilpéric Ier

Childéric II

Clodomir

Gontran

Voting ended onJan 25, 2024

[best-bourbon-monarch]

Ooooops... I got one too few royalties for the quarter finals, so before we proceed, I'll redeem/revive a Merovingian that got thrown out first round.

Which one of the least popular Merovingians should I revive? (grouped by first name for space)

Caribert I or Caribert II

Clotaire III or Clotaire IV

Clovis II, Clovis III or Clovis IV

Thibert I or Thibert II

Childeric II or Chilperic I

Thibaud or Sigebert II

Gontran or Clodomir

Voting ended onJan 23, 2024

Go purely by vibe or favorite first name honestly.