No, the Chevalier was still around. In Versailles, he and Liselotte eventually bond and become bffs. This did not happen in rl, where they tolerated each other at best, and I don't think it's a coincidence that she described the Chevalier-less final three years of her marriage as the happiest. He encured a few more banishments (one by pissing of Louis (again) by seducing Louis' illegitimate son the Duc de Vermandois) but always came back when Philippe pleaded enough. In the end, he had gambled away most of the massive fortune he'd gained as Philippe's favourite.
(BTW, the reason why everyone keeps referring to him as the Chevalier, even in Versailles, where he's a bit bitchy but otherwise a positive character, is that his first name was also Philippe. Which calls for an alternative.)
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Re: Replies: Philippe d'Orléans and wives
Date: 2021-12-08 06:46 am (UTC)(BTW, the reason why everyone keeps referring to him as the Chevalier, even in Versailles, where he's a bit bitchy but otherwise a positive character, is that his first name was also Philippe. Which calls for an alternative.)