Pre-curse Prince Adam headcanons
So I know a lot of people are doing these, but I really wanted to contribute because I have too many feelings about this Trash Princeâ˘. (Also Iâm altering history slightly to make this work).
Adamâs father is the Duke of Anjou, King Louis XVâs younger brother, while Adamâs mother is an infanta of Spain (who became the Duchess of Anjou). The marriage was political, and there was no love in it at all. The Duke of Anjou kept many, many, mistresses, while the duchess preferred to spend time in the library and reading to her son (this is where Adam gets his love of books).
Because of this lineage, Adam is a prince du sang, meaning a âPrince of the Bloodâ - a title given to direct descendants in a male line of the King. Adam flaunts this title a lot.Â
Adamâs full baptized name is Charles Alexandre Adam. His father was very controlling and a traditionalist, so he gave his son two traditional noble French names (the former after himself, and the latter after the Kingâs middle name). Adamâs mother, however, was very religious and had the name Adam put in (despite great protest from her husband).Â
His mother always called him âAdamâ to differentiate him from his father. Also because the couple basically hated each other, and she didnât want to be reminded of him when he looked at her son.Â
Whenever Adam attended parties at Versailles (which wasnât often because the parties werenât celebrating him), he was the biggest shit disturber. He would fabricate rumours and constantly get all the other courtiers riled up. He would also gamble. A lot.Â
Adam also hated all the protocol at Versailles, another reason why he rarely visited. He much preferred his own castle, where he was the centre of attention and all the courtiers revolved around him.Â
On one occasion when Adam was visiting his family at Versailles (he was forced to go), Lumière organized a ball for the servants to take place in the grand ballroom (which was strictly off-limits to the lower-ranking servants) so he and Plumette could share a proper dance. The rest of the servants were thrilled, but Cogsworth very much opposed the idea, and tried to order everyone back to their duties. It didnât work. Lumière, obviously ignored him, saying the prince would never find out. Cogsworth remained in the ballroom for the entirety of the servantsâ ball, and the smallest smile crept up on his face as he watched Lumière and Plumette dance.Â
Adam commissioned many paintings to be done with his likeness on Greek gods and Roman Emperors (Ă la Louis XIV).Â
He would spend so much money on clothes, wigs, makeup, and shoes that the king would write letters chastising him for his outrageous spending. Adam would almost never reply, and when he did he would say something along the lines of âwell how much do you spend on your poisson?â (meaning Madame de Pompadour, the Kingâs mistress whose surname was âPoissonâ and was seen as a disgrace at court because she was a commoner).Â
After balls and parties, Adam would bring a woman (or two) back to his bed, but he would never say a word to them and then would go off to the library before the woman woke up. This would happen so often that it had become a routine wherein Lumière would be there in the morning for the woman to wake up so he could escort her to an awaiting carriage.Â
Every trinket, every frame, every doorknob in the castle has to be spotless and shining. Adam also hates dust.Â
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