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stocks-mostly-lower t1_izkdjm6 wrote

This is the tragic history Louis of Borbon, the young legitimated son of King Louis XIV. He was the nephew of Monsieur (Prince Phillipe) who was the brother of the king. Along with his handsome and utterly corrupt longtime lover the Duc de Lorraine, Philippe seduced the vulnerable boy. The boy’s father, King Louis XIV, and his mother, Madame Louise de Valliere, blamed the kid for the sexual assault/affair, and had nothing more to do with him. Ever.

Louis de Borbon joined the French army, and died in battle at the age of 16. His parents only had callous things to say about his death.

I dearly hope that this poor child was welcomed to heaven after such a tragic life. This is an excellent little documentary about him.

https://youtu.be/-xFklYllrdk

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stocks-mostly-lower t1_izji9an wrote

He was unkind to anyone who wore skirts. He and a prominent lover assaulted one of Louis XIV’s legitimized sons, and had a long-term affair with the kid.

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stocks-mostly-lower t1_izjgqrr wrote

Monsieur was gay and had an active love life, which goes a long way to explain why she thought that being his wife was very difficult. She was a good (non-romantic) friend of his older brother Louis XVI, though, so her husband wasn’t allowed to be too abusive to her.

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