Ligue de la patrie française
Ligue de la patrie française | |
1899 caricature by Charles Lucien Léandre depicting Barrès, Coppée and Lemaître as the three heads of the League | |
| Formation | December 1898 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1909 |
| Type | Political organization |
| Legal status | Defunct |
| Purpose | Patriotism, anti-Dreyfus |
Region | France |
| Membership | 40,000 (1902) |
Official language | French |
President | Jules Lemaître |
The Ligue de la patrie française (English: French Homeland League) was a French nationalist and anti-Dreyfus organization. It was officially founded in 1899, and brought together leading right-wing artists, scientists and intellectuals. The league fielded candidates in the 1902 national elections, but was relatively unsuccessful. After this it gradually became dormant. Its bulletin ceased publication in 1909.