#phillipe d'orléans

[isabelleneville]

@perioddramasource: PERIOD DRAMA APPRECIATION WEEK

Day Two: Favourite Period Drama TV -  Versailles (created by Simon Mirren and David Wolstencroft)

[knightofmordred]

so simon mirren one of the writers of versailles posted this and im very !!! what is it !! who can it be !! it's unlikely it will be something louis xiv related although i would be surprised if it is!

i need a historical fashion girlie to tell me what era this is.

that being said he has tagged the versailles cast as well as helen mirren and bella thorne which makes me curious. but also he's tagged some random versailles fan accounts and the château so maybe he just wanted the word out a bit more.

[kaitropoli]

"Louise-Marie de Bourbon, dite Mademoiselle de Tours; La fillette aux bulles de savon"

By Pierre Mignard

Oil Painting, 1681.

Château de Versailles.

PORTRAIT SUBJECT

La fillette aux bulles de savon, or the commonly found English title, Girl Blowing Soap Bubbles, is a portrait of innocence during the Franco-Dutch War.

The child shown is Louise-Marie de Bourbon, the daughter of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and his Maîtresse-en-titre, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart (Madame de Montespan). I'm sorry, I don't know why they popped off with the names like that when they're planning to reuse Marie and Louis fifty times over ptdr. Louise-Marie, affectionately known as Toutou, was an illegitimate birth (1674), later legitimized by her father when she was around two years old. She held the title of Mademoiselle de Tours from then until her untimely death in 1681.

According to sources, Mignard's painting of the six-year-old girl was finished posthumously. But, her innocence is held delicately, frozen in time on canvas.

THEMES OF CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE (TL;DR: YAPANESE)

Mignard's choice to paint Louise-Marie as an actual child was uncommon for the time (even centuries later, believe it or not; maybe not so good examples, but for argument-sake: Louis XV by Hyacinthe Rigaud, Mariana Victoria of Spain by Nicolas de Largillierre, Phillip II, Duke of Orléans, Reagent of France by Largillierre, and Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, "Mademoiselle de Chartres" by Largillierre -- apologies for throwing you strays, man, I'm trying to finish writing this and your children portraits were on the same website next to each other x), as young royalty are painted either as babies (unbreeched/baptize gown) or as tiny adults (fixed in uncomfortable poses and wearing clothes a monarch would), no in between. Here, Louise-Marie is playing with bubbles, her dog jumping towards it, and she looks carefree, still with chubby cheeks of rose. It doesn't help much that children were seen as heirs to the family fortune, especially during a time when parents had multiple kids due to illness (premature death) and bringing in income (need I explain more... *cough cough* coal mines... a bit anachronistic, sorry breaker boys, some other time we'll discuss y'all).

A painting such as this one, showing a realistic human experience from a royal status and that of a child BEING a child, innocence still intact, is quite important, even in today's form. We take childhood for granted, and kids are forced to grow up despite having more rights now than before. It can be a portrait to remind us that innocence is vital (a lack of childhood is detrimental as the experience is needed in order to mature mentally and emotionally when entering the teen and adult stages of life), but also that we as humans weren't so different from back then (sure, you can claim we bathe more than they do despite your husband still not washing his ass, but my heavens, did the thought 'wait, they had bubbles back then' ever occur to you?).

Genuinely, I was going to pull a La Muse Verte (the post where I briefly explained the history of absinthe) and go into the history of bubbles... because you gotta admit, that'd be fun for the both of us. However, delving into the background and theme of this painting became more heartbreaking for me. The bubble idea isn't gone, but it'll be postponed as a full history lesson post (and, yes, Mignard's painting of the immortalized Toutou will be recycled).

FURTHER READING (EXTRA SYMBOLISTIC DETAIL)

Plenty more symbolism is present, but I highly recommend you all check out L'Art en Tête's in-depth article on Mignard's beautiful portrait. I did regurgitate some of the author's points in this because I thought they were brilliant, and you can tell they have an art-history degree, so I'm begging you to go over there for more detail if interested!

[archduchessofnowhere]

After having been betrothed to Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, Sophie Charlotte married the Duke of Alençon. Her life and its ending may be summed up in these few words: “ She died as nobly as she lived."

She perished, burnt alive in the terrible catastrophe of the Bazar de la Charité in Paris, in May 1897. The cinematograph was at that time a novel institution, and the operator, with inconceivable clumsiness, set fire to a room above the one in which the bazaar was held. The ceiling was all in flames before any attempt was made to clear the hall. There was a horrible struggle, in which the strongest had the advantage. However, among the men whose brutal selfishness seems to have stifled all chivalrous feeling, there were a few who thought of the Duchess. They hastened to her help, imploring her to escape, even trying to drag her away by force; but she refused. “I shall stay to the last,” she replied. “Save the others first.” Some Sisters of the Order of S. Vincent de Paul would not leave her, determined to sacrifice their lives also, if need be. The Duchess remained standing; the Sisters knelt round her, praying. As the fire drew close to her she loosened her magnificent hair, which covered her like a cloak. And it was so that those who survived the disaster saw her for the last time.

Laurent, Lea (1916). Our Lady Of Belgium (translation by Elisabeth M. Lockwood)

ON THIS DAY, IN 1897, SOPHIE CHARLOTTE, DUCHESS OF ALENÇON (NEÉ DUCHESS IN BAVARIA), DIED IN THE FIRE OF THE BAZAR DE LA CHARITÉ. She was the youngest daughter of Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria, and his wife Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, and therefore a sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. She was briefly engaged to her cousin King Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1867, however the King had no interest in marriage at all and eventually called it off. Less than a year later Sophie married Ferdinand d'Orléans, Duke of Alençon, a grandson of Louis Phillipe, the last King of the French. They had two children, Louise and Emmanuel.

In the later years of her life Sophie did plenty of charity work. The Bazar de la Charité was an annual charity event held in Paris since 1885, in which many different items were sold. The tragic accident that set the place on fire in May 1897 took the lives of 126 victims, many of them aristocratic women, the Duchess of Alençon being the most prominent of them. Sophie's body was so damaged that only her dentist could identify her by her teeth (something unprecedented in France that led to a breakthrough in forensic odontology). Her remains rest in the Chapelle royale de Dreux, the traditional burial place of the members of the House of Orléans.

[submissivegayfrenchboy]

23 / 08 / 2022

🇫🇷 FRANÇAIS / FRENCH 🇫🇷

Aujourd'hui je lance une nouvelle série d'articles. Après RECOMMANDATION DE FILM / SÉRIE TÉLÉVISÉE, HOMME DU JOUR, et PERSONNAGE DU JOUR, voici le premier numéro de COUPLE GAY DU JOUR.

Je suis gay donc forcément je vais parler de couple gay de personnage fictifs ou pas, mais plutôt des personnages issus de films et de séries télévisées (et peut-être de livres). Les deux hommes formant le couple gay dont je parlerais ne seront pas forcément gay eux-mêmes (par exemple il peut y avoir un gay en couple avec un homme bisexuel), mais l'idée est de parler de couples de fictions que j'apprécie, qui m'inspire et me font rêver. Peut-être que cela vous donnera envie de voir les films et les séries télévisées dont ils sont issus, comme lorsque je vous recommande des séries TV ou des films.

Les couples dont je vais parler ne sont pas apparaître par ordre de préférence.

COUPLE GAY DU JOUR #1 : MONCHEVY

Philippe d'Orléans (Alexander VLAHOS) et le Chevalier de Lorraine (Evan WILLIAMS) - série télévisée Versailles (2015 - 2018)

Phillipe d'Orléans et le Chevalier de Lorraine sont deux personnages principaux de la série Versailles. Composée de 3 saisons, la série télévisée Versailles raconte une partie du très long règne de Louis XIV de France (joué par Georges Blagden). À chaque saison, il y a un antagoniste différent qui complote contre le Roi, et chaque saison couvre une période différente du règne de Louis XIV.

On suit la vie à la Cour, et tous les personnages tournent autour de Louis XIV. Bien rythmée, très jolie à régarder car les costumes et les décors sont plutôt fidèles historiquement, la série invente plusieurs personnages intéressants à suivre. En revanche, pour ce qui est des personnages historiques, certains sont traités de manière caricaturales, voir totalement différente de comment ils étaient en réalité.

Pourtant, je pourrais parler longuement des choses fausses que la série invente, mais je préfère me consacrer à l'un des points positifs de la série : le couple formé par Philippe d'Orléans et le Chevalier de Lorraine. C'est le seul couple gay de la série mais ils apparaissent dans tous les épisodes, donc ils sont très présents et importants.

Lorsque commence la série, les deux hommes sont censés se connaître depuis au moins une dizaine d'années et sont déjà amoureux. Pour une fois, voilà un couple gay qui se connaît et qui s'aime, l'on n'a pas affaire à des scènes où ils apprennent à se connaître ou à se séduire. Alexander Vlahos interprète Monsieur le Duc Philippe d'Orléans, frère cadet du Roi Louis XIV. Evan Williams joue le rôle du Chevalier Philippe de Lorraine. Même s'ils portent le même prénom, le Chevalier est désigné sous le nom de "Chevalier" pour qu'on le reconnaisse.

Ces deux hommes sont des personnages historiques, en tout cas les personnages de la série sont inspirés de deux personnes ayant réellement existés. Philippe d'Orléans (né en 1640, mort en 1701) est le fils cadet de Louis XIII de France et Anne d'Autriche, il est donc le frère de Louis XIV. Le chevalier Philippe de Lorraine (1643 - 1702) est un noble français, il a rencontré le Prince Philippe vers 1658. La série commence vers 1668, ils se connaissent donc depuis une dizaine d'années : Philippe d'Orléans est censé avoir 27 ans, le Chevalier en a 24.

Dans la saison 1, le Chevalier complote pour faire de son amant Philippe le nouveau Roi de France. Il s'allie à d'autres nobles afin de destituer le Roi, et sa situation devient très compliqué. De son côté, le Duc d'Orléans (âgé de 28 à 30 ans) fait face à la jalousie qu'il éprouve pour le Roi.

Dans la saison 2, le Chevalier de Lorraine revient d'exil et se retrouve mêlé à l'Affaire des Poisons : c'est un scandale retentissant dans les années 1670 car des nobles français ont été accusés de consommer des poisons achetés à des sorciers et des sorcières. Quant à Philippe d'Orléans (âgé de 30 à 40 ans à peu près), il a enfin de plus en plus d'importance politique à la Cour.

Enfin, dans la troisième et dernière saison, Philippe (qui a entre 40 et 44 ans) va enquêter sur l'identité de l'homme au masque de fer, et le Chevalier de Lorraine se rapproche d'une fictive noble protestante à une période où le Roi fait arrêter les protestants de la cour s'ils ne se convertissent pas au catholicisme. Durant la saison 3, le couple s'éloigne mais il finit par se rapprocher, pour notre plus grand plaisir.

J'ai écrit l'âge qu'est censé avoir Philippe d'Orléans à chaque saison sauf qu'il n'y a aucune date donné dans la série, et les personnages vieillissent peu.

Dans la série télévisée comme dans la réalité historique, le Chevalier de Lorraine a eu de nombreux problèmes avec les deux épouses de Monsieur le Duc d'Orléans. Dans la première saison, il fait tout pour rendre malheureuse Henriette d'Angleterre, cousine et première épouse de Philippe d'Orléans. Dans la deuxième saison, il recommence avec la nouvelle épouse du Duc, Élisabeth-Charlotte de Bavière (surnommé Liselotte).

Pourtant, contrairement à la réalité historique, le Chevalier et Liselotte finissent par s'entendre plutôt rapidement, et deviennent même amis. Dans la vraie vie, ils ont attendus quatre ans avant la mort du duc pour enfin faire la paix. Le trio formé par le Duc d'Orléans, la Duchesse et le Chevalier est vraiment très drôle et très ambigu.

Le Chevalier de Lorraine est un grand homme blond musclé et le Duc est brun. Ils sont très différents surtout au niveau de la personnalité et de l'attitude.

Monsieur le Duc Philippe d'Orléans est un prince qui aime se travestir en femme, même si cela n'arrive qu'à peu de reprises dans la série télévisée. Il est censé avoir été élevé en fille par sa mère dans l'objectif de le rendre faible et soumis. Effectivement, il passait son temps à se consacrer à la mode et aux frivolités. Ce qui est bien dans la série Versailles c'est que la complexité de Philippe d'Orléans est montré. En effet, il était certes efféminé et frivole, passant beaucoup de temps à danser et à coucher avec ses amants, mais il était aussi un grand mécène, et surtout un valeureux guerrier qui a remporté plusieurs batailles au point de faire de l'ombre à son frère le Roi.

Dans la série, ce qui le rend complexe et intéressant c'est sa relation à son frère, mais revenons en à son couple avec le Chevalier. Tous deux sont très proches l'un de l'autre, mais c'est surtout le Chevalier qui se montre jaloux. Il n'est pas marié donc il n'aime pas voir le Duc passer du temps avec ses femmes. Il se montre très protecteur avec son amant, et complote pour qu'il soit Roi. Philippe était en effet plus populaire que le Roi car il passait plus de temps à Paris qu'à Versailles. Le Chevalier est un homme exubérant, qui aime se montrer et affiche sa supériorité. Il est manipulateur et arrogant, mais il cache une envie d'être aimé pour lui.

Ainsi, ce qui fait la beauté de ce couple c'est qu'ils sont vraiment fait l'un pour l'autre. Le temps et la politique les éloigne parfois mais ils finissent par se retrouver car ils s'aiment. Dans la réalité historique, certains historiens pensent que le Duc d'Orléans était sincèrement amoureux du Chevalier de Lorraine, mais que lui n'était pas amoureux et se servait de lui pour obtenir des faveurs. Il était pourtant un guerrier dont le roi se servait pour manipuler son propre frère.

Dans la série, le Duc Philippe évolue, car il est d'abord dominé et manipulé par le Chevalier, et il finit par ne plus dépendre de son amant.

Ce qui est bien, c'est que c'est un couple qui aurait pu exister de nos jours. Ils sont gay mais il leur arrive de coucher avec des femmes, ils sont ambitieux et mènent une carrière chacun de leur côté mais parfois en s'aidant l'un l'autre. Ils se disputent, couchent avec d'autres personnes, mais se réunissent.

Le couple formé par le Duc d'Orléans et le Chevalier de Lorraine a marqué l'histoire de l'homosexualité car ils font parti des rares nobles à avoir pu afficher leur sexualité sans être puni par la loi ou le regard de la société. À la cour Française, il fallait être noble pour pouvoir avoir une sexualité libre, malgré le poids de l'Église.

Le véritable chevalier de Lorraine était d'ailleurs bien plus cruel que son homologue de fiction : il aurait assassiné un jeune marchand de gaufres qui aurait refusé de coucher avec lui. Plus tard, il a créé une confrérie rassemblant des nobles homosexuels dont l'emblème était un homme qui écrase une femme. Le Chevalier et les autres amants du duc d'Orléans ont violés un jeune noble gay, le Duc de Vermandois (fils de Louis XIV et de sa maîtresse Louise de La Vallière).

Bref, la vie à la Cour était sans doute cruelle. Le Chevalier de Lorraine était donc réputé pour être un homme magnifiquement beau mais prêt à tout pour avoir de l'argent et des titres. Dans la série, il est attachant malgré son arrogance, et est l'un des personnages les plus drôles (il fait plein de blagues).

Le Duc d'Orléans et le Chevalier de Lorraine partagent le même prénom, mais ils se comprennent vraiment, ont des désirs communs. Ils sont tous les deux de beaux jeunes hommes et sont attirés par le corps de l'autre, ils ont d'ailleurs de nombreuses scènes de sexe très excitantes et explicites. Il semblerait que le Duc était passif avec le Chevalier mais parfois actif avec ses autres amants. À la fin de sa vie, le Chevalier a conservé les faveurs du Duc d'Orléans en lui fournissant de beaux jeunes hommes avec qui coucher. Pourtant, ils ont été en couple pendant longtemps (une quarantaine d'années), et la série télévisée montrent qu'ils ont été heureux ensemble.

Ils s'embrassent à presque tous les épisodes (quand ils sont en couple, pas quand ils sont censés se disputer). Je vous met d'ailleurs en lien une chaîne YouTube qui a compilé les moments où apparait le couple MonChevy (surnom qui est une contraction de Monsieur et de Chevalier, les titres des deux Philippe).

Ils portent de sublimes costumes et de magnifiques perruques, ils sont censés beaucoup aimer la mode, même si le Duc est moins coquet qu'il ne l'était dans la vraie vie.

Il y a plusieurs scènes absolument sublimes dans ce couple. La première qui me vient en tête c'est celle où le Duc et le Chevalier regardent le feu dans la cheminée après une dispute et le Chevalier pleure lorsqu'il dit qu'il préfère mourir plutôt que d'être détesté par l'homme qu'il aime. J'avais trouvé cela très beau de voir cet homme si confiant et dominant, qui protège son amant et se montre jaloux dès qu'il est avec un autre, confier ainsi ses sentiments avec sincérité.

Dans une autre scène, le couple est au Château de Saint-Cloud, demeure du Duc, et le Chevalier de Lorraine dit à Philippe d'Orléans : "Ton frère est peut-être le Soleil, mais toi, mon cher, tu es une étoile. Et si le soleil brille le jour, l'étoile éclaire nuit par sa brillance.".

Cette phrase est magnifique car on ressent l'admiration que le Chevalier éprouve pour son amant, qui est supérieur à lui en titre. Pourtant, Philippe aime obéir à son propre amant, comme s'il était sa femme. Je trouve cela très drôle et excitant.

Et puis, bien sûr, il y a la scène où ils se disent "Je T'aime" pour la première fois. D'habitude, je n'aime pas trop lorsque l'on en fait trop autour de la déclaration d'amour, mais ici je trouvais ça beau car ils savent qu'ils s'aiment, et ils en sont tellement conscients qu'ils n'ont jamais eu à se le dire, jusqu'à ce fameux moment qui est trop beau.

Monsieur et le Chevalier ne disent jamais qu'ils sont gay ou homosexuels (ces termes n'existaient pas au XVIIeme siècle) : ce sont juste des hommes, des personnes normales qui se trouvent être attirés par les hommes.

Enfin, pour terminer, les interprètes de MonChevy, Alexander Vlahos et Evan Williams, sont d'excellents acteurs. Ils sont aussi beau dans la vraie vie que dans la série. Ils sont devenus meilleurs amis dans la vraie vie, les voir aussi complices est trop mignon.

Ils sont d'ailleurs fier d'avoir joué un couple gay (car ils sont hétéros dans la vraie vie) et de l'avoir fait de manière naturelle. En effet, ils ont une vraie alchimie, notamment lors des scènes sexuelles ou de baisers.

J'espère qu'ils vont poursuivre leur carrière.

Voilà, j'espère que découvrir ce couple vous aura plu. Si vous le connaissiez, dites-le moi et j'espère que nous pourrons en discuter en commentaires. À bientôt pour de prochains couples gays 😘

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Today I am launching a new series of articles. After MOVIE/TV SERIES RECOMMENDATION, MAN OF THE DAY, and CHARACTER OF THE DAY, here is the first issue of GAY COUPLE OF THE DAY.

I am gay so inevitably I will talk about gay couples of fictional characters or not, but rather characters from films and television series (and perhaps books).

The two men forming the gay couple I will be talking about will not necessarily be gay themselves (for example there may be a gay couple with a bisexual man), but the idea is to talk about fictional couples that I appreciate, which inspires me and makes me dream. Maybe it will make you want to see the movies and TV shows they are from, like when I recommend TV shows or movies to you.

The couples I'm going to talk about aren't listed in order of preference.

🏳️‍🌈 GAY COUPLE OF THE DAY 🏳️‍🌈 #1 : MONCHEVY

Philippe of Orleans (Alexander VLAHOS) and Chevalier of Lorraine (Evan WILLIAMS) in the TV series Versailles (2015 - 2018)

Phillipe d'Orléans and the Chevalier de Lorraine are two main characters in the Versailles TV series. Composed of 3 seasons, the television series Versailles shows parts of the very long reign of Louis XIV of France (played by Georges Blagden). Each season has a different antagonist plotting against the King, and each season covers a different period of Louis XIV's reign.

We follow life at the Court, and all the characters revolve around Louis XIV. Well paced, very pretty to look at because the costumes and sets are rather historically faithful, the series invents several interesting characters to follow. On the other hand, with regard to historical figures, some are treated in a caricatural way, to see totally different from how they were in reality.

However, I could talk at length about the false things that the series invents, but I prefer to devote myself to one of the positive points of the series: the couple formed by Philippe d'Orléans and the Chevalier de Lorraine. They're the only gay couple on the show, but they appear in every episode, so they're very present.

When the series begins, the two men are supposed to have known each other for at least ten years and are already in love. For once, here is a gay couple who know each other and who love each other, we are not dealing with scenes where they get to know each other or seduce each other.

Alexander Vlahos plays Monsieur le Duc Philippe d'Orléans, younger brother of King Louis XIV. Evan Williams plays the role of Chevalier Philippe de Lorraine. Even if they have the same first name, the Chevalier (which mean "Knight" in English) is referred to as "Chevalier de Lorraine" for recognition.

These two men are historical figures, in any case the characters of the series are inspired by two people who really existed. Philippe d'Orléans (born in 1640, died in 1701) is the youngest son of Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria, he is therefore the brother of Louis XIV. Chevalier Philippe de Lorraine (1643 - 1702) is a French nobleman, he met Prince Philippe around 1658. The series begins around 1668, so they have known each other for about ten years and Philippe d'Orléans is supposed to be 27 years old, the Chevalier Philippe de Lorraine is 24.

In Season 1, the Knight plots to make his lover Philippe the new King of France. He joins forces with other nobles to depose the King, and his situation becomes very complicated. For his part, the Duke of Orleans (aged 28 to 30) faces the jealousy he feels for the King.

In season 2, the Chevalier de Lorraine returns from exile and finds himself involved in the Affair of Poisons: it is a resounding scandal in the 1670s because French nobles were accused of consuming poisons bought from sorcerers and witches. As for Philippe d'Orléans (about 30 to 40 years old), he finally had more and more political importance at Court.

Finally, in the third and final season, Philippe (who is between 40 and 44 years old) will investigate the identity of the man in the iron mask, and the Chevalier de Lorraine gets closer to a fictional Protestant nobleman at a time where the King has the Protestants of the court arrested if they do not convert to Catholicism. During season 3, the couple moves away but ends up getting closer, for our greatest pleasure.

I wrote the age that Philippe d'Orléans is supposed to be in each season except that there is no date given in the series, and the characters age little. In the television series as in historical reality, the Chevalier de Lorraine had many problems with the two wives of Monsieur le Duc d'Orléans. In the first season, he does everything to make unhappy Henriette Stuart of England, cousin and first wife of Philippe d'Orléans. In the second season, he starts over with the Duke's new wife, Elisabeth-Charlotte of Bavaria (nicknamed Liselotte).

However, contrary to historical reality, the Chevalier and Liselotte end up getting along rather quickly, and even become friends. In real life, they waited four years before the death of the duke to finally make peace. The trio formed by the Duc d'Orléans, the Duchess and the Chevalier is really very funny and very ambiguous.

The Chevalier de Lorraine is a tall, muscular blond man and the Duke is dark-haired. They are very different especially in personality and attitude.

Monsieur le Duc Philippe d'Orléans is a prince who likes to dress up as a woman, even if it only happens a few times in the television series. He is supposed to have been raised as a girl by his mother in order to make him weak and submissive. Indeed, he spent his time devoting himself to fashion and frivolities. What is good in the Versailles series is that the complexity of Philippe d'Orléans is shown. Indeed, he was certainly effeminate and frivolous, spending a lot of time dancing and sleeping with his lovers, but he was also a great patron, and above all a valiant warrior who won several battles to the point of overshadowing his brother the King. In the series Versailles, what makes him complex and interesting is his relationship with his brother, but let's come back to his relationship with the Chevalier de Lorraine.

Both are very close to each other, but it is especially the Knight who is jealous. He's not married so he doesn't like seeing the Duke spending time with his wives. He is very protective of his lover, and plots to make him king. Monsieur le Duc Philippe was indeed more popular than the King because he spent more time in Paris than in Versailles.

The Chevalier is an exuberant man, who likes to show off and displays his superiority. He is manipulative and arrogant, but he hides a desire to be loved for who he is. So, what makes the beauty of this couple is that they are really made for each other. Time and politics sometimes keep them apart (and the sometimes cheat on each other), but they end up finding each other because they love each other.

In historical reality, some historians believe that the Duke of Orleans was sincerely in love with the Chevalier de Lorraine, but that he was not in love and used him to obtain favors. Yet he was a warrior whom the king used to manipulate his own brother. In the series, Duke Philippe evolves, because he is first dominated and manipulated by the Knight, and he ends up no longer depending on his lover.

What is good is that it is a couple that could have existed today. They are gay but they sometimes sleep with women, they are ambitious and lead a career on their own but sometimes helping each other. They argue, sleep with other people, but get together.

The couple formed by the Duke of Orleans and the Chevalier of Lorraine marked the history of homosexuality because they are among the rare nobles to have been able to display their sexuality without being punished by the law or the gaze of society. At the French court, you had to be noble to be able to have a free sexuality, despite the weight of the Church.

The real Chevalier of Lorraine was also much more cruel than his fictional counterpart: he would have murdered a young waffle merchant who would have refused to sleep with him. Later, he created a brotherhood of homosexual nobles whose emblem was a man crushing a woman. The Knight and the other lovers of the Duke of Orleans raped a young gay nobleman, the Duke of Vermandois (son of Louis XIV and his mistress Louise de La Vallière). In short, life at Court was undoubtedly cruel.

The Chevalier de Lorraine was therefore reputed to be a magnificently handsome man who was ready to do anything to get money and titles. In the series, he is endearing despite his arrogance, and is one of the funniest characters (he makes lots of jokes).

The Duke of Orléans and the Chevalier de Lorraine share the same first name, but they really understand each other, have common desires. They are both handsome young men and are attracted to each other's bodies, besides having many very exciting and explicit sex scenes. It would seem that the Duke was a bottom with the Chevalier but sometimes a top with his other lovers.

At the end of his life, the Chevalier retained the favor of the Duke of Orléans by providing him with handsome young men to sleep with. However, they were in a relationship for a long time (about forty years), and the television series show that they were happy together. They kiss in almost every episode (when they're a couple, not when they're supposed to be arguing).

They kiss in almost every episode (when they're a couple, not when they're supposed to be arguing). I also link you to a YouTube channel which has compiled the moments when the MonChevy couple appears (nickname which is a contraction of Monsieur and Chevalier, the titles of the two Philippes).

They both like fashion and wears amazing costumes, even if the Duke likes fashion less in the TV series that in the historical reality.

There are several absolutely sublime scenes in this couple. The first that comes to mind is the one where the Duke and the Knight watch the fire in the fireplace after an argument and the Knight cries when he says he would rather die than be hated by the man he likes. I had found it very beautiful to see this man so confident and dominating, who protects his lover and is jealous as soon as he is with another, thus entrusting his feelings with sincerity.

In another scene, the couple are at the Château de Saint-Cloud, residence of the Duke, and the Chevalier de Lorraine says to Philippe d'Orléans: "Your brother may be the Sun, but you, my dear, you are a star. And if the sun shines by day, the star lights up the night with its brilliance."

This sentence is magnificent because we feel the admiration that the Knight feels for his lover, who is superior to him in title. However, Philippe likes to obey his own lover, as if he were his wife. I find it very funny and exciting.

And then, of course, there's the scene where they say "I love you" to each other for the first time. Usually, I don't like too much when we do too much around the declaration of love, but here I found it beautiful because they know that they love each other, and they are so aware of it that they have never had to tell each other, until this famous moment which is too beautiful.

Monsieur and Chevalier never say that they are gay or homosexual (these words didn't existed at the 17th century) : they are just men, just normal people login other men.

Finally, to conclude, the interpreters of MonChevy, Alexander Vlahos and Evan Williams, are excellent actors.

They are as beautiful in real life as they are in the series. They have become best friends in real life, seeing them as complicit is so cute. They are also proud to have played a gay couple (because they are straight in real life) and to have done so in a natural way. Indeed, they have a real chemistry, especially during sexual scenes or kisses. I hope they will continue their career.

There you go, I hope you enjoyed discovering this couple. If you know him, let me know and I hope we can discuss it in the comments.

See you soon for future gay couples 😘

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LINK OF THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL with MonChevy gay storyline in videos (season 1)

LIEN DE LA CHAÎNE YOUTUBE avec l'histoire de MonChevy en vidéos (saison 1)

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[behindfairytales]

Alexander Vlahos in Versailles (s1) as Philippe d’Orléans [x]

[daisymiriam]

Can someone tell me if I missed something in season 1, did they ever mention that Phillipe and Henriette had children? Because in the premiere Liselotte mentions them and I can’t remember if they were mentioned before by anyone.

[fandom-collages-blog]

MonChevy - Versailles

“Gave his ass for France?”

2X10

[barricadescon]

The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution (révolution de Juillet), Second French Revolution or Trois Glorieuses in French ("Three Glorious [Days]"), led to the overthrow of King Charles X, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who himself, after 18 precarious years on the throne, would be overthrown in 1848. It marked the shift from one constitutional monarchy, under the restored House of Bourbon, to another, the July Monarchy; the transition of power from the House of Bourbon to its cadet branch, the House of Orléans; and the replacement of the principle of hereditary right by that of popular sovereignty. Supporters of the Bourbon would be called Legitimists, and supporters of Louis Philippe Orléanists. (wikipedia)

Image credits under the cut:

Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix

Taking of the Hôtel de Ville, by Amédée Bourgeois

Battle outside the Hôtel de Ville, by Jean-Victor Schnetz

The Great Nutcracker of July 25th, caricaturing Charles X attempting to break a billiard ball marked "charter" with his teeth

The arrival of the duc d'Orléans (Louis Phillipe) at the Palais-Royal, by Jean-Baptiste Carbillet

Scenes of July 1830, by Léon Cogniet

[myltzi]

Very cute 😍

[knightofmordred]

a monchevy spin-off would be interesting ngl but i think it wouldn't realistically work? personally id prefer a spin-off after season three since monchevy would be at their most healthy then. they worked through so much to get to where they ended.

but i don't think that would work without the rest of the characters, especially louis. one of the main storylines in the show, and one of main parts of phillipe's storylines, was coming to terms with the fact his place was now at versailles and by louis' side. phillipe was well aware that his life wasn't his own but instead tied to the court, louis and the politics. phillipe finally accepted this fate in the last season and reconciled with louis - which also means he likely would be back as an advisor amongst the ministers. so it seems quite hard to imagine a monchevy spin-off without any of the other characters.

that being said of course there could be a spin-off from before louis decided to build the palace. i think it would be interesting to see monchevy's life before they moved to versailles, but at the same time I don't doubt their relationship would just replicate monchevy in s1-s2 (where they were at their most unhealthy stage).

idk, it's really interesting to think about as a monchevy spin-off is probably the most requested thing in the fandom. but i do struggle in seeing how this would work without louis or the other characters? but i get it, it's not an historically accurate show so the writers can basically do anything.

[versaillesao3]

The King and the Valet

by GunpowderGelatin

In a world in which Phillipe was born first and Louis is merely his two years younger brother, would things be different? Or would they play in the same way that they seem to do in whichever universe they are?

Words: 2416, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Versailles (Not as it seems)

Fandoms: Versailles (TV 2015)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Multi

Characters: Philippe d'Orléans | Monsieur (Versailles 2015), Sophie de Clermont, Louis XIV (Versailles 2015), Louise de La Vallière (Versailles 2015), Elisabeth Charlotte | Liselotte (Versailles 2015), Françoise Athénaïs de Montespan (Versailles 2015), Henriette d'Angleterre (Versailles 2015), Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Chevalier de Lorraine (Versailles 2015), Alexandre Bontemps (Versailles 2015), Fabien Marchal, Duc de Cassel (Versailles 2015)

Relationships: Chevalier de Lorraine/Philippe d'Orléans | Monsieur (Versailles 2015), Henriette d'Angleterre/Louis XIV (Versailles 2015), Louis XIV/Louise de La Vallière (Versailles 2015), Françoise Athénaïs de Montespan/Louis XIV (Versailles 2015), Louis XIV (Versailles 2015)/Original Female Character(s), Elisabeth Charlotte | Liselotte/Philippe d'Orléans | Monsieur (Versailles 2015), Louis XIV & Philippe d’Orléans | Monsieur (Versailles 2015)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Roleswap, Marriage, Arranged Marriage, Jealousy, War

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[minniti]

why are people so afraid of interpreting historical figures as bi like i get the fact gay people had for most of history had to have a façade of heterosexuality but there's a difference between james i of england who had very obvious male lovers but still was pregnant 12 times with his wife and was heartbroken enough when she died to write a poem, and then phillips d'orléans, who also had male lovers and yet had the fewest amount of kids possible, sent them away, and didn't speak to his second wife after their children at all. like i know this site isn't good with nuance but y'all actively participate in bi erasure when you don't attempt to discern, at least to the best of your abilities, the true nature of someone's sexuality. i'm not saying history is clear as day but if you're really looking at the sources that include warmth and strength with both men and women, maybe the answer is right in front of you.

[kinglua]

i put a painting of Phillipe le duc d'Orléans as my pfp on TikTok and now it feels like everything I comment is him speaking and i love it is this what role players feel like

[sacredbathos]

Phillipe duc d'Orléans’ awesome shoes, Versailles, France

[monchevybabies]

This is not meant in an angry or mean way, but I was wondering. Are you a historian? I would be very interested in your approach with regard to writing your book! The only decent publications I could find on Philippe is the book 'Brother to the Sun King: Philippe, Duke of Orleans' by Nancy Nichols Barker and 'The Man Who Would Be King: The Life of Philippe d'Orléans, Regent of France', by Christine Pevitt. You could also try to look at some primary sources, like Memoires! Good luck!

No I am not a historian, I am in fact a teenage girl. I was hoping to write about when Phillipe and Chevy first met so I am very interested in their younger years. Dates of any balls, wars or meetings would be extremely helpful. It's going to be based on fact but obviously I can't go back in time and write down every comversation. As much as I'd love that!