It is amazing and shocking at the same time that kings are still present in India.Don’t you believe this?Authors have written such wonderful books that need to be read no matter what to learn things that you have always wanted to know. A book written by Indira Iyengar known as The Bourbons and Begums of Bhopal revolves around the French royalty that survived in Bhopal. A man named Jean-Philippe de Bourbon Navarre arrived in 1560 at the court of Emperor Akbar. The family said Jean-Philippe, the hot-blooded son of a duke who was a cousin of King Henry IV, had fled France after killing another Frenchman in a fight.He ended up in Goa after being kidnapped by pirates and escaping their clutches. From there, he made his way to the royal court, where he ingratiated himself swiftly.Video Courtesy: QuintJean-Philippe became a brother-in-law of Akbar after marrying Juliana Mascarenhas, sister of one of Akbar’s wives. The two women also appear to have arrived in India as a result of being captured by pirates and joining the royal harem. The couple lived first in Agra, where they founded a church, and then in Delhi.In the 18th century, descendants of the family moved to Bhopal. Currently, he is a full-time lawyer and a part-time farmer who claims to be a French king descendant and also tries to fulfill his every duty.Although India is a democratic country, the whims and fancies of these royal families are still present in India. What’s your take on the monarchy? Do you think it should exist in this day and age?
