Duke d' Orléans
Birth: 1747
Death: 1793
The duke d'Orléans was a cousin of king Louis XVI and a liberal reformer during the 1780s and the early Revolution. He owned the Palais-Royal, an important forum for public political discussions in Paris during this period. In 1792 he renamed himself 'Philippe-Égalité' and voted for the execution of the deposed king while serving as an elected deputy in the Republican Convention. He was himself sent to the guillotine in November 1793.
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Appears in these Letters:
1789
22 July: Revolutionary Paris in July 1789
The duchess reflects on events in the Revolution so far and the rising power of Paris's new municipal government. She castigates a...
1793
6 November: The Terror Gathers Pace
The duchess describes the execution of Brissot and a group of his fellow Girondin deputies. She combines this with broader reflections on the...
