Brother to the Sun King

Subtitle:: Philippe, Duke of Orleans
Author:: Nancy Nichols Barker
Format:: Softcover

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Short description

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.

Long description

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.

Product details

Publisher:: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:: 9780801861642
Publication date:: December 1998
Length:: 229mm
Width:: 153mm
Thickness:: 24mm
Weight:: 572g
Pages:: 368
Illustrations:: Illustrated
Readership:: Age: 18 - UP
Illustrated:: Illustrated

Review

Combines archival research with twentieth-century psychological insights to illuminate a sad life of Philippe d'OrlA(c)ans... Skillfully portrays Philippe's personality and that of others. -- Wilson Library Bulletin

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