He is proud, daring with some spirit, litterate , some remainders of his education, courteous, even graceful, when he wants it. But evil is everywhere in him, all his actions are submitted to wrong doing. His ferocity passes for prerogative of his rank, and his quality of prince of the blood protects him better than any armour. When the King does not require his presence, he resides at the castle of St-Maur where he avoids the smothering of Chantilly. There, it is the reign of blows, brimades, insults and ill treatments.
People have to suffer it or change sponsor.
He distinguished himself nevertheless at the time of the battles of the League of Augsburg and in particular at Steenkerque and Neerwinden. Louise-Francoise de Nantes, daugther of the king. Mr. the Prince obviously hopes to erase by this marriage the memory of the Fronde that still stains the family in the eyes of the King. The young bride is only eight and looks at the man whom she was just married to. Out of disgust she moves back abruptly, her hand in her husband s starts to shake and the ring Louis was to put around her fourth finger falls on the carpet, rolls on the marble.