Duke of Orléans, younger brother of Louis XIV, and the court's view of his homosexuality

Remember Louis XIV's irritating younger brother, the gay Philippe d'Orléans? The so-called spare heir succumbed to the temptations of sodomy very early. In his early youth the Duke of Orléans was raped by Philippe Mancini, Duke of Nevers, a nephew of Cardinal Mazarin. From that episode onwards the king's younger brother displayed his homosexuality quite openly, and the court turned a blind eye. To find out what happened next, read my piece for Vorchun:

http://vorchun.media/istoriya-voprosa/sladostrastnye-de-gizy/

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Duke of Orléans, younger brother of Louis XIV, and the court's view of his homosexuality

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