| Author/Contributor(s): | Barker, Nancy Nichols |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Date: | 12/19/1989 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
In battle he fought with legendary valor . . .
At court, dressed in silks and ribbons, he openly favored his male lovers . . .
Despised but feared by his brother, he was the perpetual loser in a lifelong sibling rivalry . . .
Philippe, brother of Louis XIV, might have been a prince of great renown in the service of the king--had the king only shown him his faith and trust. . . . This is an excellent book. I congratulate the author on a work that is objective and of high quality. Henry, Count of Paris