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Brother to the Sun King: Philippe, Duke of Orleans Free FREE BROTHER TO THE SUN KING: PHILIPPE, DUKE OF ORLEANS PDF Nancy Nichols Barker | 368 pages | 01 Dec 1998 | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS | 9780801861642 | English | Baltimore, MD, United States Philippe I, Duke of Orleans' Peculiar Life and Blood Rivalry Shaped Kingdoms His heirs formed a junior collateral branch of the royal dynasty. He Duke of Orleans originally known by the title "Duke of Anjou". As a son of a French king, Philippe ranked as a fils de Franceand as the king's younger brother, he was invariably referred to at court simply as Monsieur. She was known at court as MadameHenriette d'Angleterre Henrietta of England or affectionately as Minette and was a famed beauty. Philippe was said to have doted Brother to the Sun King: Philippe Henriette for the first year of their marriage, but their relationship soon turned sour when she allegedly began an affair with the Count of Guiche [1] and went on to seek comfort from others. Philippe openly paraded his mignons in front of his wife and the whole court. She soon attracted the attention of the King. In time, Louis indeed Duke of Orleans in love with Louise and made her his mistress. Reluctantly, and somewhat bitterly, Henriette stepped aside. She is said to have eventually taken one of her husband's earlier conquests, Armand de Gramont as a lover. Despite this marital dissension, several children were born of their union. However, Henriette, known for her fragile and delicate health, had four miscarriages in the space of five years. It was there that the Duchess died at the age of twenty-six. The death of the duchess on 30 June was popularly attributed to poison. The main suspects of this alleged crime were the Duke himself and the Chevalier de Lorraine. Although the duke may not have been involved, the enmity between Minette and the Chevalier de Lorraine was not a hidden truth. After an autopsy was performed, it was reported that Henrietta-Anne Brother to the Sun King: Philippe died of peritonitis caused by an ulcer. During his marriage to Henriette-Anne, Philippe was heard to have said that he had loved her for fifteen days [ citation needed ]. Upon her arrival in France, "Liselotte" converted to Roman Catholicismbefore the marriage ceremony. Whereas Philippe's Duke of Orleans wife had been known for beauty, charm and wit, Liselotte lacked those graces. Some said Duke of Orleans this lack explained why she fared better with her husband who personally took charge of her toilette for public occasions [ clarification needed ] than did his first wife. She bore him his only surviving son. Liselotte also became known for her brusque candor, upright character, lack Brother to the Sun King: Philippe vanity, and prolific foreign correspondence about the daily routine and frequent scandals of Versailles. Her letters record how willingly she gave up sharing Philippe's bed at his request after their children's births, and how unwillingly she endured the presence of his minions in their householdwhich caused the couple to quarrel. But she frequently acknowledged that Philippe's treatment of her was less offensive than the impertinences his entourage indulged in at her expense, and the lack of protection he afforded her and their children against the hostile intrigues she believed were directed at her by spiteful Duke of Orleansespecially Madame-de- Maintenon. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hidden categories: All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February Wikipedia articles needing clarification from September Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Add links. Married to Charles II of Spain. Maria Adelaide of Savoy. Married to Louis, Dauphin of France. Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy. Married to Philip V of Spain. Married Barbara of Portugal. Married Maria Antonietta of Duke of Orleans. Eleonora Maria Teresa of Savoy. Maria Felicita. Married his niece Maria Ana. Married to Philip, Brother to the Sun King: Philippe of Parma. Isabella of Parma. Maria Theresia. Ferdinand, Duke of Parma. Married Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria. Princess Caroline of Parma. Brother to the Sun King: Philippe Prince Maximilian of Saxony. Louis of Etruria. Married Maria Louisa, Duchess of Lucca. Maria Antonia. Married to Charles IV of Spain. Carlota Joaquina of Spain. Married to John VI of Portugal. Maria Amalia. Married to Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain. Maria Louisa. Married to Louis of Etruria. Ferdinand VII of Spain. Charles, Count of Molina. Maria Isabella of Spain. Married to Francis I of the Two Sicilies. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain. Married to Leopold, Duke of Lorraine. Married to Charles de France, duc de Berry. Philippe I, Duke of Orléans - Wikipedia InPhilippe also received the dukedoms Duke of Orleans Valois and Chartres. Although he was open about his homosexual behaviour and freely acted effeminatelyhe married twice and fathered several children. Through the children of his two marriages, Philippe became an ancestor of most modern-day Roman Catholic royalty, giving him the nickname of " the grandfather of Europe ". As the son of a ruling king, the infant Philippe held the rank of a Fils de France son of France. From birth, Philippe was second in line to the throne of France and was entitled to the style of Royal Highness. However, Louis respected tradition and gave him the title of Duke of Anjou instead, a title commonly granted to the younger sons of French kings since the fourteenth century. Their mother Queen Anne revoked the late king's will to arrange for a power-sharing agreement with Cardinal Mazarinwho had been serving as Louis XIII's chief minister. Anne was now in full control of her children, something she had been vying for since their birth. As the younger brother of the king, Philippe was addressed as le Petit Monsieursince his uncle Gaston, who had also been the younger brother Duke of Orleans a French king, was still alive. Gaston was then known as le Grand Monsieur. The child Philippe was acknowledged to be attractive and intelligent. The Duchess of Montpensier dubbed him the "prettiest child in the world", [8] while his mother's friend and confidant, Madame de Motteville, later said of Philippe that he displayed a "lively intelligence" early on. In the autumn ofat age seven, Philippe caught smallpoxbut recovered and convalesced at the Palais-Royal. A year later, he was taken from the care of women and, on 11 May carried out his first official ceremony when he was baptised publicly at the Palais Royal. His tutors were chosen by Mazarinwho was created the superintendent of the prince's education by his mother. His education emphasized languages, history, literature, mathematics and dancing. When Philippe was eight, the civil war known as the Fronde began in France. It lasted until in its two main phases: the Fronde Parlementaire — and the Fronde des nobles — During the conflict, the royal family was obliged to flee Paris on the night of 9 February [14] for the safety of Saint-Germain-en-Laye [15] in order to avoid a revolt by the nobility against Mazarin. When peace returned, the decision was made for Philippe to move his household to the Palais des Tuileriespreviously the residence of the duchess of Montpensier opposite the Palais Royal. All his life, Philippe would be a noted Brother to the Sun King: Philippe of etiquette and panoply, ensuring that all ceremonial details were adhered to. In late JuneLouis became gravely ill. Presumed to have typhoidLouis was almost pronounced dead when, in mid-July, he began to recover. The illness made Philippe, heir presumptive to the throne, the centre of attention. For fear of infection, Philippe could not see his brother. During the crisis, Queen Anne became closer Duke of Orleans her younger son, showing him more affection. Some two weeks later, on 25 October, Philippe bought the estate forlivres. In order to discourage the type of tempestuous relationship that had developed between Louis XIII and his younger brother Gaston, Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin made Duke of Orleans a private policy to prevent Philippe from pursuing ambitions which might Duke of Orleans rivalry with or defiance of the king. Aside from his appanage, he was given no meaningful financial freedom from the Crown. It appears that was the key year in which Philippe's sexuality became well defined. Even once married, he reportedly carried on open romantic affairs with German nobles, with no regard to either of his two wives. Philippe was infatuated with the famously arrogant Armand de Gramont, comte de Guiche. The latter had entered Philippe's life as captain of the chase and stayed in his household until Philippe's death. Among the lovers, one man stands out, Philip of Lorraine-Armagnacthe never-married Chevalier de Lorrainewho was described as "insinuating, brutal and devoid of scruple". Finally, he was banished to Rome. He had previously been encouraged to court his older cousin the Duchess of Montpensiereldest daughter of Gaston and his first wife Marie de Bourbon. Known as Mademoiselle at this time, she had an immense private fortune and had previously rejected suitors such as Charles II of England. Mademoiselle declined the union, complaining that Philippe always stayed near his mother as if he was "like a child". They lived at the Palais Royal and at the Palais du Louvre. InBrother to the Sun King: Philippe the restoration of the House of Stuart to the throne of England under her brother Charles IIPrincess Henrietta returned to Brother to the Sun King: Philippe to visit her sister, the Princess of Orange[37] who later caught smallpox and died.
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