The Spare with Flair Part 1: Standing in the Sun King’s Shadow | 80

Even The Royals

Wondery

Society & Culture

4.4 • 844 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

As Louis XIV’s younger brother, Philippe longs to live life on his own terms and separate himself from his famous sibling, the self-titled Sun King. But that’s easier said than done when your brother sees you as a threat from the day you’re born. Pair that with loving men and you’ve got a recipe for life being a constant uphill battle. Philippe tries everything he can to carve out his own identity – while his family does everything they can to keep him from embracing his true self.

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0:00.0	Wonderie Plus subscribers can listen to Even the Royals early and ad-free right now.
0:04.1	Join Wondery Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts.
0:07.6	A quick note about our show.
0:09.2	We do a lot of research for our stories, but we also aren't your high school history class.
0:13.4	So some details and scenes are dramatized.
0:16.2	And today's episode may contain swearing.
0:19.0	Please pardon our French. All right, Brooke, do you have anyone in your life who is impossible to please? Well, this is awkward. I literally wrote, 10 bucks says Brooks as me.
0:40.1	You are hard to please.
0:41.9	I think you know that about yourself, though.
0:43.8	I don't think I am.
0:45.3	Okay.
0:46.4	Anybody who's ever eaten a meal with you knows that.
0:49.4	I just know what I like.
0:50.8	I honestly, you're the only one that comes to mine right now,
0:53.5	unfortunately,
0:59.9	for all of us. Yeah, this is really unfortunate for all of us. But you know what? Just like you,
1:06.3	our royal today, had someone like that in their life as well. Philippe, the Duke of Orleans,
1:11.7	grew up in 17th century France under the thumb of his much more famous brother, King Louis the 14th.
1:12.9	Ah.
1:13.8	Fun fact, Louis, also known as the Sun King, is the guy who turned the palace of Versailles
1:19.0	into the landmark that we know today.
1:21.3	Wow.
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