Too much is just right.

Never one to overlook any country in my thirst for bad monarchs, I turn my gaze north to France. You may rememeber my concerns about concentrating DNA and limitless wealth in the hands of a few have rarely proven to be a positive influence on society. Take the case of Marie Louise of Orleans. Born in 1695, this happless young women barely reached 24.

Grand daughter of Louis XIV, the Sun King, she went on a tear starting in her teens and never looked back. Given to excess, it is said she was overweight, pushy and had a terrible temper. In short, she was no peach to be around. But there was pressure to marry. A match was proposed but the soon to be husband didn't think much of the odds of having children with her. She dieted and bound herself until she had a pleasing figure. This only made her more disagreeable. She became pregnant 5 times in her short life and lost every child.

To make matters worse, her husband had to compete with her father for her time. The two were said to be inseparable. Folk wondered openly about this odd relationship, and speculation arose about who really was the father of some of her children.

When Louis XIV died, her father became leader and then the last strings of self control were broken. Openly hostile, she and her husband didn't even try to hide their affairs. What followed now was a continual party of food, drink and every kind of debauchery. She gave up all concerns about her weight and indulged in rich food and drink. Her estranged husband died shortly thereafter after falling from a horse. She was totally free to do anything.

So being the catch that she was, she married again, in secret, to the Count of Riom. Normal life went out the window and things got really strange. Up to now she had troubles with food and excessive living. Her relationship with her new husband took on a much more sinister twist. She assumed a slave like role and seemed to relish in doing his every deed. Fearful and neurotic she became a religious fanatic part of the time, and party girl the rest.

The unhealthy living, and several pregnancies in quick succesion beat her down to the point of no return. Just shy of her 24th birthday, the "Princess Chubby" died.