From the irony files, we bring you the case of the man who would be king in France, if they still did those kinds of things.

And it isn’t who you think. According to a story from the Los Angeles Times, apparently the heir apparent is a “genial, plump Indian man with a name as outsized and incongruous
as the massive fleur-de-lis over his porch.”

Say hello to Balthazar Napoleon de Bourbon who lives in a small town in India. He says he awaits the days when he will be recognized as the rightful heir.

The tale is an interesting one worthy of a romance novel with the cover starring Fabio. Apparently Bourbon was a “twig” in the lineage, according the Times, but he has always lived with his lineage close to his heart.

And he has been recognized. By the King of Greece, but that’s just semantics. The story says “De Bourbon’s claim to noble European descent received an unexpected boost last year when one of his

putative cousins, Prince Michael of Greece, signaled his support in a historical novel. In “Le Rajah Bourbon,” the prince, a noted author, offers a speculative account of the life of Jean Philippe de Bourbon, the ancestor to whom Balthazar traces his origins”

The story is compelling. Read the rest here.

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