Making Sense of Constitutional Monarchism in Post-Napoleonic France and Germany

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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MARKUS J. PRUTSCH holds degrees in History and Political Science. He received his Ph.D. from the European University Institute Florence, Italy. In 2009 he was awarded the Bruno-Kreisky-Prize for Political Literature. Researcher at the University of Helsinki from 2009 to 2012, he is now senior research administrator at the European Parliament in Brussels.

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Acknowledgements Introduction The Charte and Constitutional Monarchism Constitutional Discourse and Political Reality in Post-Napoleonic Germany Transfer and Reception: Bavaria and Baden as Case Studies Constitutional Practice: A Comparison Constitutional Monarchism: Reflections in Political Thought Results Bibliography