Balthazar Napoleon IV de Bourbon







Balthazar Napoleon IV de Bourbon is the eldest Scion or Dauphin from the Indian Branch of the Family of The House of Bourbon, The "Bourbons of India". The Family is also known as "Bourbon-Bhopal", a name derived from the City of Bhopal in central India where their last few generations have resided and worked in the Pre-Indipendence of India Bhopal State Royal Court. Balthazar Napoleon IV de Bourbon, the current Head of the family is a lawyer and a part-time farmer by profession, he was born on 29 July 1958. He is married to Elisha Pacheco and has three children: Frederick, Michelle, and Adrian. His mission is to preserve for history the political, cultural and religious contribution of the Bourbons of India in the subcontinent and prevent this important contribution from being relegated to a footnote in history books.

On May 22, 2013, the Ambassador of France to India visited Bhopal and met with Balthazar of Bourbon at a function and in a statement declared, "It is extraordinary to have a Bourbon here today!"

The "Bourbons of India" from Bhopal claim to be legitimate descendants of the House of Bourbon, descended from Jean Philippe de Bourbon, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, an exiled French noble who served in Mughal Emperor Akbar's court.

Claim to The Throne of France
As per the latest research carried out by Prince Michael of Greece and incorporated in his historical novel, Le Rajah Bourbon, whose publication spurred a renewed interest in this claim to the French throne, Balthazar Napoleon lV de Bourbon from India is the eldest in line to the French Throne.

DNA Test to prove French Royal Kinship
Prince Michael of Greece says he would be willing to organize a DNA test to verify De Bourbon's claim of kinship, and Balthazar Napoleon IV de Bourbon of India says he would gladly submit to it.

Balthazar has said that he is ready to undergo a DNA test to prove his lineage but wants to know if the original samples will be available for matching since there were frequent inter-marriages among the European royal families.

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Genealogies

 * http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/1998-02/0886979312
 * http://genroy.free.fr/bourbon.html
 * http://genroy.free.fr/bourbon.html