Fuck⚜Yeah ⚜Monsieur!⚜

This blog is dedicated to Monsieur Philippe I, the duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 - 9 June 1701). He was the son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, the younger brother of Louis XIV, and the father of Philippe II who became regent to Louis XV. At court he was known simply as "Monsieur," the traditional title for the younger brother of the king. He was born the duc d'Anjou and inherited the title of the duc d'Orléans from his uncle Gaston a year after his death, receiving the title officially on 10 May, 1661. "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.'" I post anything related to Philippe d'Orléans, as well as his family and lovers. More info here.

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Philippe d'Orléans by Elisabetta Lurgo

Philippe d’Orléans by Elisabetta Lurgo

Fabulous news! Elisabetta Lurgo has a new book out soon and it is all about Monsieur!   Elisabetta is a doctor of history and did dive deep into the archives to bring us a new Monsieur biography in French, published by Perrin. “Peu de figures ont été autant maltraitées que celle de Monsieur, Philippe de France, duc d’Orléans et frère de Louis XIV. Sa personnalité, assez complexe et fascinante,…

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[artiegayberg]

who you should fight: Versailles historical edition

Louis XIV: who do you think you are? William of Orange?? Nah buddy best case scenario here is you both end up dead ok unless you’re really that eager to beat up that ugly lil moustache there is literally nothing you can gain from this scenario

Philippe D’Orleans: Even as a child boi wasn’t afraid to give people a good smack but also like??? Why would you want to hasn’t he been through enough

Madame de Maintenon: might be satisfying, or you might end up smacked down by God himself. Who knows.

Comte de Guiche: please, please fight him. Stealing his boyfriend’s wife and beating him up at parties?? someone’s gotta get revenge for that. Ruin his pretty lil face.

Liselotte: try it m8 if she doesn’t destroy you i will

Chezzles McFezzles: the brave warrior? the war hero? One of the biggest snakes at court?? There’s no point trying tbh but i’m sure there’s some kind of anti-Chev support club at court you can join

Charles II: y e s. 

[delphes]

Look who I find on the shelves. Even in the deepest of France that ribboned ball of sass follows me 💫❤ (à Lou Prierou)

[fuckyeahmonsieur]

@ blood-red-republic

[delphes]

I’ll never get accustomed to the thought of never seeing my brother ever again.

Louis XIV after Philippe d'Orléans’s death the 9th June 1701 (via delphes)

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Anon asked Old Philippe d'Orléans Moodboard : 

In the years of his life, ignoring impredictable sorrow and grief, Her Royal Highness, shows the same bulimia for pleasure, stays in his irrepressible frivolity, spreads his excentricities and races in a multitude of emotionnal attachments.

[fuckyeahmonsieur]

Show me monsieur on a horse and I will worship you forever

Ta-dah!

[j-august]

I am so well at Saint-Cloud, where I am tranquil and happy, whereas in Paris I am never allowed an instant of rest; one person brings me a petition, another requests me to use my influence, another solicits an audience, another demands an answer to all the letters he has written, until I really cannot bear it any longer. And then people are surprised that I am not charmed with my fate! In this world great people have their troubles as well as little people; that is not surprising; but what is very annoying for the first is that they are always surrounded by a crowd, so that they cannot hide their griefs nor indulge them in solitude; they are always on exhibition.

Elisabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine, 1718. (via j-august)

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Father/daughter comparison! I really need to find the pen I used for the first one…that was a darn good pen. I like the boldness of my felt-tip but I miss being able to do thin lines…oh well

[delphes]

Got the best t-shirt ever #teamphilippe🦄 and going to Versailles tomorrow, guess what imma gonna wear 😄 Done by brillant enehyr on #redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/fr/people/enehyr/works/25174209-philippe-dorl-ans-fr-re-unique-de-louis-xiv #monsieur #philippedorléans #versailles #louisxiv #17thcentury #fashion #wear #yaaaass (à Montreuil Paris)

[mordioux]

▒ PARTY ▒

Dat narration about Monsieur when he dressed as a lady at a ball during Mardi Gras and a gentleman courted him and then made love to him while he was still in female attire and “that pleased Monsieur greatly” and they lived happily ever after but I’m not sure who does this story come from or who Monsieur’s  fuckboi lover was during that time but for some reason, I genuinely find this incident very sexy and cool :) 

[delphes]

FRENCH SCHOOL, 17th Century Portrait of Louis XIV Gouache on paper Height: 6 cm (2-1/3 in.) Width: 5 cm (2 in.) Silver-plated netted frame: 11,5 x 8 cm (4-½ x 3 in.)

I’D BE DAMNED IF THIS IS NOT PHILIPPE D’ORLEANS I SWEAR ! Look at the hair, the face, the lips the smirk, the eyes ! I’d have bought it in a flash even if it meant no eating for 3 months ! That’s Philippe or I’ll never talk about Monsieur ever again *dramatic gesture*

[mordioux]

Hi.

[delphes]

Monsieur, frère de Louis XIV, et son épouse Henriette d'Angleterre, détail, par Antoine Mathieu, avant 1670, collection Garcia. I had never seen that portrait before look how pretty is that ball of sass and ribbons 💝

[mozarlin]

My goal in life was to be less than you. It was not my choice, it was my duty so that i would not be the cloud in front of the sun.

[fuckyeahmonsieur]

Here is where Monsieur’s royal hand endorsed this warrant. It thrills me beyond description to have the privilege to handle the same document that was laid out on a table in front of Phillipe at Versailles 325 years ago.

[fuckyeahmonsieur]

Here’s a close up of the signature area. Notice that throughout the document, Philippe is referred to as Monseigneur, instead of Monsieur. I’m not sure, but I think that this may be because he is a royal prince acting formally as head of household, but I’m unclear on the specifics of usage.