Memoirs of the House of Orleans - 2 Author:William Cooke Taylor Subtitle: Including Sketches and Anecdotes of the Most Distinguished Characters in France During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1849 Original Publisher: R. Bentley Subjects: Anecdotes Humor / General Humor / Form / Anecdotes Notes: This is a black and... more » white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER IV. Renewed Favour Of Dubois. -- His Illness. -- Manner Of His Death. -- The Duke Of Orleans Prime Minister. Madame O'averne. Vol- Taire's Flatteries. -- Mademoiselle Charolais. -- The Duchess Of Phalaris. -- The Duke Of Orleans And His Physician. Sudden Death Of The Duke. -- Hasty Appointment Of The Duc De Bourbon. Lampoons On The Memory Of The Duke Of Orleans. -- Summary Of His Character. -- His Second Daughter Mademoiselle De Char- Tres. -- Her Eccentricities. -- His Third Daughter Mademoiselle De V Alois And The Duc De Richelieu. Marriage Of Mademoiselle With The Duke Of Modena. Mademoiselle De Montpensier, YoungEst Daughter Of The Duke Of Orleans. -- She Marries The Prince Of The Asturias. Abdication Of Philip V. Of Spain In Favour Of The Prince His Son. Letter Of Voltaire. Death Of The Young King Of Spain. -- Resumption Of The Crown By Philip V. Cardinal Dubois confirmed in his authority as prime minister by the King in his bed of justice, retained all the prerogatives and influence he had enjoyed under the Regency, and believed that a career of power was before him similar to that of Richelieu, whom he had always proposed as his model. His life became more laborious than ever. Exhausted by dissipation, the Duke of Orleans yielded to his constitutional habits of indolence ; on Dubois devolved all the fatiguing details of administration: ...« less