Just learned the rabble-rousing Duc d’Anjou on here is a pretender claimant to the defunct French throne under the name Louis XX and is also literally the great-grandson of Francisco Franco. Twitter is incredible.

Just a staggering new character blazing onto the field. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Alphonse,_Duke_of_Anjou

Lots of you already knew this I guess but I was not up on my pretenders to the French throne

Where does Countess Luann’s ex-husband factor into all this

He is actually the hereditary Duke of Anjou — maybe? Someone else also claims to be, it seems — but that title hasn’t been extant since the 18th century. https://twitter.com/kyle_deleted/status/1266771881534853123?s=21 https://twitter.com/kyle_deleted/status/1266771881534853123

I am not an expert on French aristocracy I gleaned all this from Wikipedia!!

Important update h/t @zacharyherz @louispeitzman https://twitter.com/zacharyherz/status/1266780148109504513?s=21 https://twitter.com/zacharyherz/status/1266780148109504513

Okay I guess I should have been more specific

I was looking for more info on this. Drama!!!

His mom (Franco’s granddaughter) has a wild ride Wikipedia page of her own. “In 2006, she was a contestant on "Mira quién baila!" ("Look Who's Dancing!"), the Spanish version of "Strictly Come Dancing".” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Mart%C3%ADnez-Bordi%C3%BA

Ah so he’s REALLY good at reading the room, then https://twitter.com/externalghost/status/1266807574134849536?s=21 https://twitter.com/externalghost/status/1266807574134849536

Oh my god, the rival Orléanist claimant pretender has ALSO weighed in on Twitter. (h/t @Kaiten1978)

Imagine a life where in 2020 your whole deal is trying to convince people you are the rightful King of France

Sadly it appears Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon, does not have a Twitter account, so we won’t get a claimants to the defunct French throne triple crown.