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Philippe, Duc D'Orleans: Regent of France
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by Christine Pevitt
Sales Rank: 2564395
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 366 pages
Published by: Atlantic Monthly Pr October 1997
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0871136953
ASIN: B000VYVLY4
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Review
When he became Regent to France's 5-year-old King Louis XV in 1715, the Duc d'Orleans was considered dangerously irreligious, shockingly promiscuous, and too irreverent to make a good statesman despite his evident intelligence. Yet as Christine Pevitt demonstrates in a gracefully written text, Philippe tried to modernize and reform the government, keeping France at peace and prosperous until his death in 1723. Aided by caches of deliciously gossipy contemporary letters, Pevitt recreates the luxurious, licentious society of 18th-century France and rehabilitates the reputation of its most notorious ruler.
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From Library Journal
Pevitt, who studied classics at Cambridge and later worked in publishing on both sides of the Atlantic, looks at the life and times of Philippe d'Orleans. Philippe, a nephew of Louis XIV, became regent when Louis died in 1715, when the new king was only five years old. Pevitt presents a skillfully balanced portrait of Philippe's political skills vs. his personal excesses. During his eight years as regent, France had peace and prosperity, yet the author deftly probes the personal animus that many nonetheless had toward him. A prime example of this was the widely circulated rumor that Philippe had poisoned three people to advance his prospects of becoming king. Pevitt's volume bears comparison to Joseph Barry's Passion & Politics: A Biography of Versailles (1972). Her detailed scholarship makes this work suitable for academic libraries.?Norman Malwitz, Queens Borough P.L., Jamaica, N.Y.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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