Monsieur X: The incredible story of the most audacious gambler in history

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The final chapters have a sense as serving as a naming exercise of long-dead Mediterranean mafia types, and so the book limps a little towards the end. A man left homeless was forced to sleep in a car for almost a year with his 16-year-old son after Liverpool Council failed to deal with their housing issue. The title was later assumed by Gaston, Duke of Orléans, brother of Louis XIII, and then Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, brother of Louis XIV. From 1643 to 1660, while both princes were alive, Philippe was commonly known as le Petit Monsieur, while Gaston, his uncle, was known as le Grand Monsieur. [4] [5] [ unreliable source?] Patrice des Moutis was a handsome, charming and well-educated Frenchman with an aristocratic family, a respectable insurance business, and a warm welcome in the smartest Parisian salons. He was also a compulsive gambler and illegal bookie.

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Find sources: "Monsieur"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Mr X told the council he had been sleeping in his car for three months and that his 16-year-old son sometimes had to sleep in the car with him. He said he had been removed from the housing register and could not rejoin and could not rent a property privately as he received Universal Credit.In a statement, a Liverpool Council spokesperson said: “We are sorry for the distress that was caused in this case and have abided by the recommendations of the Local Government Ombudsman.” This true story of 1960s and 1970s French racing life through the lens of Patrice Des Moutis - named Monsieur X in court documents - as he took on the PMU, the monopoly betting pool provider who went to war with him, was quite enjoyable.

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I recognise communication with Mr X was not straightforward but am not persuaded the council took sufficient action to advise or support Mr X, or to ensure he understood what was required to progress his homelessness application. The council’s delays and communication failings have meant that Mr X has potentially had to live in his car, separated from his family for longer than he otherwise would have.” For over seventy years, from 1701 to 1774, the title had no living representatives in the French court, as Philippe of France, died in 1701; Louis XV was the youngest of the sons of Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy and at the time of his accession to the throne in 1715 had no brothers. [ citation needed]The report outlined how Mr X had lived in the city since 2012, but did not speak or read English, relying on his sons and brother to translate for him. As a result, this made communication with the council difficult.

Monsieur X: The incredible story of the most audacious

In June this year, Mr X made a formal complaint to the council. He also asked the Ombudsman to investigate his complaint who exercised discretion to consider Mr X’s complaint even though he had not completed the council’s complaints process. It said: “The council did not carry out an assessment, provide advice or take any other action before closing Mr X’s case in February 2023. The council was aware at this stage that Mr X was living in his car and that on occasions his 16 year old son also spent the night in the car with him. Hercule François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (1555–1584), was the first notable member of the royalty to assume the title without the use of an adjoining proper name. [2] In 1576, Monsieur pressured his brother King Henry III of France into signing the Edict of Beaulieu and effectively ending the Fifth Religious War of France. The resulting peace became popularly known as the Peace of Monsieur. [3]

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The title was restored in 1775 for Louis Stanislas Xavier, Count of Provence, the oldest surviving brother of the reigning Louis XVI and the future Louis XVIII. After his coronation in 1814, the title passed to Charles Philippe, Count of Artois, his younger brother. [6] Charles Philippe, who led the ultras during the Bourbon Restoration and became King Charles X in 1824, [7] was the last royal sibling to officially hold the title of Monsieur. His successor, Louis-Philippe I, the next and last king to rule France, had lost both his brothers, Louis Charles and Antoine Philippe, many years before he succeeded to the throne.