Philippe I, Duke of Orléans  

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Philippe de France (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701) was the youngest son of Louis XIII of France and his consort Anne of Austria. His older brother was the famous Louis XIV, le roi soleil. Styled the Duke of Anjou from birth, at the death of his uncle Gaston d'Orléans in 1660, Philippe was the Duke of Orléans till his death in 1701. During the reign of his brother, he was known simply as Monsieur. An open homosexual, he married twice; firstly to his first cousin the attractive and popular Henrietta of England, Minette, sister of Charles II of England. During their marriage, Philippe met and began a relationship with the Chevalier de Lorraine.



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