Making Sense of Constitutional Monarchism in Post-Napoleonic France and Germany [electronic resource] /
Prutsch, M.author.
Focusing on the genesis of 'constitutional monarchism' in the context of the French Restoration and its favourable reception in post-Napoleonic Germany, this study highlights the potential and limitations of a daring attempt to improve traditional forms of monarchical legitimacy by means of a modern representative constitution.
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Diagram""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Subject and focus of research""; ""1.2 Analytical approach""; ""1.3 Outline of chapters""; ""2 The Charte and Constitutional Monarchism""; ""2.1 The prelude to the Charte""; ""2.1.1 End of the Napoleonic empire and restoration of the Bourbons""; ""2.1.2 The Senatorial Constitution of 6 April 1814""; ""2.2 The genesis of the Charte constitutionnelle""; ""2.2.1 The return of the King and the Declaration of Saint-Ouen""; ""2.2.2 The Constitutional Commission and the Enactment of the Charte""
""3.3 Political reality and the ruling classes""""3.4 Conclusions""; ""4 Transfer and Reception: Bavaria and Baden as Case Studies""; ""4.1 Framework for constitutionalisation""; ""4.1.1 Bavaria""; ""4.1.2 Baden""; ""4.1.3 Conclusions""; ""4.2 Genesis of the Constitutions""; ""4.2.1 Bavaria""; ""4.2.2 Baden""; ""4.2.3 Conclusions""; ""4.3 Text of the Constitutions""; ""4.3.1 Bavaria""; ""4.3.2 Baden""; ""4.3.3 Conclusions""; ""4.4 Interim results""; ""5 Constitutional Practice: A Comparison""; ""5.1 Bavaria""; ""5.2 Baden""; ""5.3 France""; ""5.4 Conclusions""
""6 Constitutional Monarchism: Reflections in Political Thought""""6.1 French perspectives""; ""6.2 German perspectives""; ""6.3 British perspectives""; ""6.4 Conclusions""; ""7 Results""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Sources""; ""Unprinted Sources""; ""Printed Sources""; ""Literature""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Focusing on the genesis of 'constitutional monarchism' in the context of the French Restoration and its favourable reception in post-Napoleonic Germany, this study highlights the potential and limitations of a daring attempt to improve traditional forms of monarchical legitimacy by means of a modern representative constitution.
Europe, Central-History.
World politics.
Europe-History.
France-History.
History, Modern.
Political science.
History of Germany and Central Europe.
Political History.
European History.
History of France.
Modern History.
Political Science.