Godfather of the revolution
Subtitle: the life of Philippe Égalité, Duc d'Orléans
By: Tom Ambrose.
Publisher: Peter Owen; Distributed in the USA by Dufour Editions
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; Chester Springs, PA; Chester Springs, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780720613018
Subjects: Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, -- duc d', -- 1747-1793; Princes -- France -- Biography; France -- History -- Louis XVI, 1774-1793
Genres: Biography
Other titles: Life of Philippe Égalité, Duc d'Orléans
Description: "While there are a great many books on Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the rest of the French Royal Family, the crucial role of the Duc d'Orleans - the man who bankrolled the French Revolution - has been inexplicably overlooked, and this is the first biography to appear in English for many years. This is despite the fact that he was the only member of a royal house ever to join a revolution against its monarchy and to vote for the judicial murder of the king." "As well as bringing vividly to life the famous heroes and villains of the French Revolution, Tom Ambrose introduces the reader to a host of colourful and truly unforgettable characters, including Philippe's friend the Chevalier de Saint-George ('the Black Mozart') with whom he co-founded the first French anti-slavery society, the Duc's mistress Madame de Genlis, femme fatale and leading intellectual of the age, and - most significantly - Philippe himself, a towering figure in one of the most significant periods of European history."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-254) and index.