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This means that the current legitimist King of France and Navarre is the Spanish Louis-Alphonse de Borbón, styled duc d'Anjou.

By contrast, the other party of French monarchists, the Orléanists, were the adherents of the Duc d'Orléans, Louis-Philippe, (reigned 1830-1848), and of his heirs. Henri, comte de Paris (1933-1999) challenged Louis-Alphonse de Borbón's right to the title duc d'Anjou in a French court of law, and lost.

The word légitimiste was not admitted by the Académie françaiseThe Academie francaise (French Academy) is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Academie, limited to forty members, has the task of acting as an official authority on the language, even though it has no enf until 1878; but meanwhile it had spread beyond France, and in English 'legitimist' is now applied to any supporter of monarchy by hereditary right, as against a parliamentary or other title.

For other 'legitimists' compare British Jacobites, Spanish Carlists and Portuguese Miguelistas .

Legitimist claimants to the throne of France

• Charles X, King of FranceCharles X ( October 9 1757 November 6 1836) was born at the Palace of Versailles. He was the grandson of Louis XV and his Polish queen, Marie Leszczynska and son of Louis (the uncrowned dauphin) and his German wife, Maria-Josefa of Saxe. He was crowned Ki ( 1757Events March 14 On-board the HMS Monarch Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for neglecting his duty. June 23 Indian Mutiny: Battle of Plassey 3000 British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong Indian army under Siraj-ud-Dawlah at Pla- 1836Events January Book by Maria Monk claims that she was sexually exploited in a Canadian convent February 3 United States Whig Party holds its first convention in Albany, New York. February 23 The siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas. February 24), lost the throne in 1830
• Louis Antoine, Duc d'Angoulême ( 1775Events February 9 American Revolutionary War: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion March 23 American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech " give me liberty or give me death" in Williamsburg, Virginia. April 14 American Re- 1844Events January 15 University of Notre Dame receives its charter from Indiana. February 27 The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti. February 28 A gun on the USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing two United), "Louis XIX"
• Henri, Comte de Chambord ( 1820- 1883), "Henri V"
• Juan Carlos, Conde de Montizon ( 1822- 1887), "Jean III" (heir male of Philip V of Spain)
• Carlos, Duque de Madrid ( 1848- 1903), "Charles XI"
• Jaime, Duque de Madrid ( 1870- 1931), "Jacques I"
• Alfonso, Duque de San Jaime ( 1849- 1936), "Alphonse I"
• Alfonso XIII, King of Spain ( 1886- 1941), "Alphonse II"
• Jaime, "Duc d'Anjou" ( 1908- 1975), "Jacques II"
• Alfonso, "Duc d'Anjou" ( 1936- 1989), "Alphonse III"
• Luis Alfonso, "Duc d'Anjou" (b. 1974), "Louis XX"

In the history of Nicaragua the liberals (called Democrats) were opposed by the conservatives (called Legitimists), who expelled the Democrats from the constitutional assembly in 1853, driving them underground or into exile, and promulgated a constitution of 1854. Under its terms Fruto Chamorro was elected Presidente. The Democrats rejected the constitution and the Chamorro government and returned from exile to fight against it, with help from the governments of Honduras and El Salvador. Civil war broke out in 1854, in which the American adventurer William Walker played a major role.