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Philippe of France
Character Information
Starring: Alexander Vlahos
Season(s): 1, 2, 3
Episode Count: 30
First Episode: Welcome To Versailles
Last Episode: The Legacy
Names
Birth Name: Philippe de Bourbon, fils de France
Full Name: Philippe I. de Bourbon, duc d’Orléans
Title(s): Monsieur
Prince of France
Duke of Orléans
Duke of Anjou
Nickname(s): Brother of the King
Biographical Information
Next In Line: Philippe Charles
Age: 28-30 (Season One),
31-40 (Season Two),
41-44 (Season Three)
Born: September 21, 1640
Birthplace: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Originally From: France
Current Location: Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France
Religion: Roman Catholic
Physical Description
Status: Alive
Gender: Male
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Darkbrown
Relationships
Spouse: Henriette of England
Princess Palatine
Parents: Anne of Austria(mother)
Louis XIII of France † (foster)
Man in the Iron Mask † (legitimate)
Children: Marie Louise d‘Orléans
Anne Marie d‘Orléans
Philippe Charles d‘Orléans
Family:

Louis XIV (elder brother)
Marie-Thérèse of Spain(cousin, sister-in-law)
Charles II, Elector Palatine (brother-in-law)
Charles II of England (cousin, brother-in-law)
Emperor Leopold (cousin)
Charles II of Spain (son-in-law)
Louis, The Dauphin (nephew)
Élisabeth of France(aunt)
Henry IV(grandfather)

Interests: Chevalier de Lorraine (lover / favourit)
Thomas Beaumont(fake lover)
House: Bourbon
Affiliations:


Philippe of France is the Duke of Orléans, Louis XIV's younger brother and commander of the King’s army.

He is the second child of Louis XIII of France and his wife Anne of Austria.

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Philippe was born on 21 September 1640 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, the day before his mother Anne’s 39th birthday. As the son of a ruling king, the infant Philippe held the rank of a Fils de France (son of France). As such, he ranked immediately behind his older brother Louis, Dauphin of France, who inherited the French throne before Philippe reached the age of three. From birth, Philippe was second in line to the throne of France and was entitled to the style of Royal Highness; he was also Duke of Anjou from birth.

Upon the death of his uncle Gaston in 1660, Philippe became Duke of Orléans. In 1661, he also received the dukedoms of Valois and Chartres. After his victory in battle, in 1671, his brother granted him the dukedom of Nemours, the marquisates of Coucy and Folembray, and the countships of Dourdain and Romorantin.

At the death of their father Louis XIII in May 1643, Philippe's older brother ascended to the throne of France as Louis XIV. Their mother Queen Anne revoked the late king's will to arrange for a power-sharing agreement with Cardinal Mazarin, who 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 Monsieur, since his uncle Gaston, who had also been the younger brother of a French king, was still alive. Gaston was then known as le Grand Monsieur. It was not until 1660 at the death of Gaston that Philippe would be known simply as Monsieur or as the Duke of Orléans.

Philippe founded the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the then ruling House of Bourbon. His descendants are still pretenders to the French throne today.

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  • During the reign of his brother he was known simply as Monsieur, the traditional style at the court of France for the younger brother of the king.

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