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In battle he fought with legendary valor ...At court, dressed in silks and ribbons, he openly favored his male lovers ...Despised but feared by his brother, he was the perpetual loser in a lifelong sibling rivalry ...Brother to the Sun King: Philippe, Duke of Orleans.



Trade Review
Combines archival research with twentieth-century psychological insights to illuminate a sad life of Philippe d'Orleans... Skillfully portrays Philippe's personality and that of others. Wilson Library Bulletin

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
Chapter 1. Brother of Le Dieudonné
Chapter 2. The "Education" of a Prince
Chapter 3. Le Roi Manqué
Chapter 4. Minette
Chapter 5. Madame is Dying! Madame is Dead!
Chapter 6. Liselotte
Chapter 7. Long Live Monsieur, Who Has Won the Battle!
Chapter 8. Service to Mammon
Chapter 9. The End of the Tether
Epilogue: A Prince for Posterity
Genealogical Charts
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Brother to the Sun King

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 26 April 1989
      ISBN-13 9780801861642
      978-0801861642
      ISBN-10 0801861640
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      Biography: royalty

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In battle he fought with legendary valor ...At court, dressed in silks and ribbons, he openly favored his male lovers ...Despised but feared by his brother, he was the perpetual loser in a lifelong sibling rivalry ...Brother to the Sun King: Philippe, Duke of Orleans.



      Trade Review
      Combines archival research with twentieth-century psychological insights to illuminate a sad life of Philippe d'Orleans... Skillfully portrays Philippe's personality and that of others. Wilson Library Bulletin

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations
      Preface
      Chapter 1. Brother of Le Dieudonné
      Chapter 2. The "Education" of a Prince
      Chapter 3. Le Roi Manqué
      Chapter 4. Minette
      Chapter 5. Madame is Dying! Madame is Dead!
      Chapter 6. Liselotte
      Chapter 7. Long Live Monsieur, Who Has Won the Battle!
      Chapter 8. Service to Mammon
      Chapter 9. The End of the Tether
      Epilogue: A Prince for Posterity
      Genealogical Charts
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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