Issue by Elizabeth .27Liselotte.27 Charlotte Descendants of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans




1 issue elizabeth liselotte charlotte

1.1 elizabeth charlotte , philippe : relationship background
1.2 children
1.3 grandchildren





issue elizabeth liselotte charlotte
elizabeth charlotte , philippe : relationship background

liselotte in later years


philippe s confidante, anna gonzaga, princess palatine, arranged second marriage husband s niece, elisabeth charlotte, nineteen-year-old daughter of charles louis, elector palatine. upon arrival in france, liselotte converted roman catholicism, before marriage ceremony.


the couple married proxy, in cathedral saint-Étienne @ metz, on 16 november 1671. maréchal du plessis-praslin represented duke of orléans. philippe , liselotte first met on road between towns of châlons , bellay.


whereas philippe s first wife had been known beauty, charm , wit, liselotte lacked graces. said lack explained why fared better husband (who took charge of toilette public occasions) did first wife. bore him surviving son.


liselotte became known brusque candor, upright character, lack of vanity, , prolific foreign correspondence daily routine , frequent scandals of versailles. letters record how willingly gave sharing philippe s bed @ request after children s births, , how unwillingly endured presence of minions in household, caused couple quarrel.


but acknowledged philippe s treatment of less offensive impertinences entourage indulged in @ expense, , lack of protection afforded , children against hostile intrigues believed directed @ spiteful courtiers, madame de maintenon.


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