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Early on, Louis Philippe was joined in Palermo by his sister, Adélaïde, who like him had been on the move a great deal since their previous departure in Switzerland. Intelligent and of strong character, Adélaïde now chose to move into her brother's household rather than seek marriage herself, and would remain by his side for the rest of her life, becoming close to Maria Amalia and the children as well. As time went on, she became especially important to Louis Philippe as a confidante and political adviser, and frequently was regarded as the real driving force within the House of Orléans. Historian Mike Duncan has said of the relationship between the siblings: "It eventually became impossible to tell where his thoughts ended and hers began."<ref>[https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/3/3/a/33a909914d20610b/6.06-_The_Duc_dOrleans_Master.mp3?c_id=14924118&cs_id=14924118&expiration=1641682709&hwt=0ae52d82939cc1df1d6d2463d83f9af0 Revolutions Podcast Episode 6.06: The Duc d'Orleans]. 16 April 2017.</ref>
Early on, Louis Philippe was joined in Palermo by his sister, Adélaïde, who like him had been on the move a great deal since their previous departure in Switzerland. Intelligent and of strong character, Adélaïde now chose to move into her brother's household rather than seek marriage herself, and would remain by his side for the rest of her life, becoming close to Maria Amalia and the children as well. As time went on, she became especially important to Louis Philippe as a confidante and political adviser, and frequently was regarded as the real driving force within the House of Orléans. Historian Mike Duncan has said of the relationship between the siblings: "It eventually became impossible to tell where his thoughts ended and hers began."<ref>[https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/3/3/a/33a909914d20610b/6.06-_The_Duc_dOrleans_Master.mp3?c_id=14924118&cs_id=14924118&expiration=1641682709&hwt=0ae52d82939cc1df1d6d2463d83f9af0 Revolutions Podcast Episode 6.06: The Duc d'Orleans]. 16 April 2017.</ref>
==The Restoration==
The collapse of the [[Napoleonic Empire]] in 1813-14 renewed the potential for tension between the Bourbon and Orléans families. As a distant cousin and "prince of the blood," Louis Philippe had a claim to the French throne in case the elder Bourbon line should die out or become unavailable, and there were some who felt that he would do better as king than Louis XVIII. (This was an important reason for Louis' continuing coldness towards the duke.) However, Louis Philippe publicly stated that he would not seek the throne, and instead recognized Louis XVIII as the rightful monarch of France. After Napoleon's abdication and exile in April 1814, the duke and his family finally returned to Paris. In the interests of maintaining family unity, the king recognized Louis' title, making him officially "Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans," admitting him to the Chamber of Peers, the new upper house of the French legislature, and appointing him Lieutenant-General of the Realm. The family also received most of its properties back, including the Palais-Royal, the duke's birthplace and childhood home.
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