King Louis XIV / Philippe — The Man in the Iron Mask Character Profile

About King Louis XIV / Philippe

Young, callous King of France who faces bankruptcy and unrest due to his wars and cruelty. He is secretly the identical twin brother of Philippe, who was imprisoned in an iron mask to prevent dynastic conflict. After being overthrown and replaced by Philippe, he is ultimately granted a royal pardon.

King Louis XIV / Philippe — Character Profile

Affiliations

• New Monarchs

Quick Facts about King Louis XIV / Philippe

Full Name

Louis-Dieudonné de France

Occupation

monarch, actor, politician

Manner of Death

Natural causes

King Louis XIV / Philippe's Known Relations

• Louis XIII of France — Father
• Anne of Austria — Mother
• Philippe I, Duke of Orléans — Sibling
• Françoise Marie de Bourbon — Child
• Louise Françoise de Bourbon — Child
• Marie Anne de Bourbon — Child
• Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine — Child
• Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse — Child
• Princess Marie Anne of France — Child
• Louis, Grand Dauphin — Child
• Princess Anne Élisabeth of France — Child
• Marie Thérèse, Madame Royale — Child
• Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon — Child
• Philippe Charles, Duke of Anjou — Child
• Louis, Count of Vermandois — Child
• Louise de Maisonblanche — Child
• Louis César, Count of Vexin — Child
• Louis François, Duke of Anjou — Child
• Charles de La Baume Le Blanc — Child
• Philippe de Bourbon — Child
• unknown son Bourbon — Child
• louise Françoise de Bourbon — Child
• unnamed son de Bourbon — Child
• Maria Theresa of Spain — Spouse
• Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon — Spouse
• Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Duchess of Fontanges — Unmarried partner
• Madame de Montespan — Unmarried partner
• Louise de La Vallière — Unmarried partner
• Marie Mancini — Unmarried partner
• Olympia Mancini — Unmarried partner
• Catherine Bellier — Unmarried partner
• Catherine Charlotte de Gramont — Unmarried partner
• Anne de Rohan-Chabot — Unmarried partner
• Claude de Vin des Œillets — Unmarried partner
• Isabelle de Ludres — Unmarried partner
• Bonne de Pons d'Heudicourt — Unmarried partner
• Anne-Madeleine de Conty d'Argencourt — Unmarried partner
• Julie de Châteaubriant — Unmarried partner
• New Monarchs — Member of

King Louis XIV / Philippe appears in 5 titles

• The Iron Mask (1929) — character page
• Angelique: The Road to Versailles (1965) — character page
• The Return of the Musketeers (1989) — character page
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
• The King's Musketeers (2018) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Leonardo DiCaprio

Appears in

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• King Louis XIV / Philippe — Family Father — D'Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne)

  D'Artagnan is the biological father of both the king and his twin brother.

• King Louis XIV / Philippe — Conflict Arch Enemy — Aramis (Jeremy Irons)

  Aramis leads the rebellion against Louis but eventually becomes Philippe's loyal advisor.

• King Louis XIV / Philippe — Conflict Arch Enemy — Athos (John Malkovich)

  Athos turns against Louis due to personal tragedy and joins the resistance.

• King Louis XIV / Philippe — Conflict Arch Enemy — Porthos (Gérard Depardieu)

  Porthos abandons his royal duties to support the twin's liberation.

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More characters from The Man in the Iron Mask

• D'Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne)
• Aramis (Jeremy Irons)
• Athos (John Malkovich)
• King's Advisor (David Lowe)
• Porthos (Gérard Depardieu)
• Blond Musketeer (François Montagut)
• King's Friend (Emmanuel Guttierez)
• Serving Woman (Sonia Backers)
• Wench (Karine Belly)
• Peasant Boy (Andrew Wallace)
• Assassin (Matthew Jocelyn)
• Madame Rotund (Brigitte Boucher)