Editing Louis Philippe I (section)

===Education===
Louis Philippe was tutored by the [[Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Albin, comtesse de Genlis|Countess of Genlis]], beginning in 1782. She instilled in him a fondness for [[Liberalism|liberal]] thought; it is probably during this period that Louis Philippe picked up his slightly [[Voltaire]]an{{Clarify|date=February 2009}} brand of Catholicism. When Louis Philippe's grandfather died in 1785, his father succeeded him as Duke of Orléans and Louis Philippe succeeded his father as Duke of Chartres.

In 1788, with the [[French Revolution]] looming, the young Louis Philippe showed his liberal sympathies when he helped break down the door of a prison cell in [[Mont Saint-Michel]], during a visit there with the Countess of Genlis. From October 1788 to October 1789, the ''Palais Royal'' was a meeting-place for the revolutionaries.