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 (and later King Charles II) 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.
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