Historians have no doubt that bourbon was named after the House of Bourbon, a long line of European monarchs who ruled France from 1589 to 1792 (and again for short periods in the 1800s).

The French Revolution, which began in 1789, put a temporary end to France's monarchy and the House of Bourbon's rule — which had lasted from 1589 to 1792 — in France. The monarchy ended ...

for the restored Bourbon monarchy of Louis XVIII, and finally after yet another coup the ambassador to London of the 'July monarchy' of Louis-Philippe (the Orleans regime). Charged with changing sides ...