Monsieur

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Monsieur was the traditional honorific title used at the French court for Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, the younger brother of King Louis XIV.

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Monsieur canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title
appliedTo younger brother of King Louis XIV
associatedWithTitle Duke of Orléans
contrastedWith The Sun King
surface form: Le Roi (for Louis XIV)

Madame (for Philippe's wife)
countryOfUse Kingdom of France
denotesRank royal prince
denotesRelationship brother of the king
etymology from Old French 'mon sieur' meaning 'my lord'
hasAbbreviation M.
hasGender male
hasNotableBearer Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
honorificType court title
royal style
language French
laterGeneralMeaning polite form of address for a man in French
positionInPrecedence high rank at French court
spelling Monsieur
styleOfAddressFor Monsieur, frère unique du roi
timePeriod 17th century
reign of Louis XIV
usedAt French court
usedBy French nobility
royal household of France
usedFor Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
usedInContext Ancien Régime
surface form: Ancien Régime France
usedInMonarchy French monarchy

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