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

About the Author

Nancy Nichols Barker was professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

Reviews

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