In 1658, after the siege of Bergues Louis XIV of France got a food intoxication, and many believed he would die. WI he had died, and his brother Philip had become king of France? Philip was known as an effeminate homossexual more interested in wearing women's dresses and playing with handsome men than in politics, but he was also a good military leader. What could we expect from France under Philip? Would the French not be involved in so many wars as under Louis?