Louise grew up in an era when her father , known as `` Philippe d'Orléans '' or simply `` le Régent '' was the de facto ruler of France , him being in charge of the affairs of state since the death of Louise 's maternal grand father Louis XIV .
Louise grew up in an era when her father , known as `` Philippe d'Orléans '' or simply `` le Régent '' was the ruler of France , him being in charge of the affairs of state since the death of Louis XIV .