Royalist

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A royalist is an individual who supports a monarchy. More specifically, it may refer to:

• A Cavalier, the nickname given to supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War.
• A supporter of the continued existence and acknowledgement of the British Royal Family.
  • In the UK, a monarchist.
  • In Australia and Canada, a supporter of the continued sovereignty of the British monarch.
• A supporter of the House of Bourbon.
  • Chouan, a royalist group during the French Revolution.
  • Legitimists, French royalists upholding Salic Law.
  • Ultra-royalists, a nineteenth-century reactionary faction of the French parliament.
• Supporters of the return of Leopold III as King of the Belgians after the Second World War, also called Leopoldists.
• A supporter of Ferdinand VII of Spain during the South American Wars of Independence.
• A member of the Estonian Royalist Party.
• Ships:
  • HMS Royalist
  • The Royalist
  • TS Royalist

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