Like as much as I think he did do the princess wrong, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that the death of his beloved wife minced his brain from functioning properly. Could have been reminded of the dead wife, just like daddy Claude going to extremes. But yeah... I do wonder if trauma can do such a thing though. and if you guys want a read for beautiful and mentally unstable families constantly fighting throne wars. Go read requiem of the rose. Did I mention they were beautiful?