Episode 40: Monsieur Philippe d'Orleans, Prince of France

Louis XIV of France, the archetypal king of the age of absolute monarchy, ruled France for over 70 years, presiding over one of her greatest golden ages and the height of her affluence and influence. His lesser known brother, Philippe d’Orleans, due to an accident of birth, lived forever in his brother’s shadow, the inevitable loser in a lifelong sibling rivalry. Philippe, however, was not an easy man to ignore. Join us this week for effeminate prices, royal hypocrisy, and the blatant misuse of Freudian psychodynamics.