It has been said that Louis Bonaparte never gave serious thought to the Legitimist party.
"The Last Hope"
Henry Seton Merriman
Only the staunch support of Legitimist claims by England then prevented the Coalition from degenerating into a scramble for Italian territories.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
But a perusal of the British Foreign Office Records reveals the reason for the use of these stiffly Legitimist claims.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose