Plot
The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and political maneuvering, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.
Cast
as Louis XIV
as Philippe d'Orléans, aka 'Monsieur'
as Fabien Marchal
as Alexandre Bontemps
as Queen Marie-Thérèse of Austria
as Athénaïs de Montespan
as The Knight of Lorraine
as Sophie de Clermont, Duchess of Cassel
as Jean-Baptiste Colbert
as François de Louvois
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
November 16, 2015
Last Aired Date
May 21, 2018
Production Companies
Incendo Productions
GéTéVé Productions
Banijay Studios France
CAPA
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
3
Number of Episodes
30
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Using the spectacular estate of Versailles as a backdrop, these three seasons follow the lives of King Louis XIV (George Blagden) and his brother Philippe, Duc D'Orléans (Alexander Vlahos). The former has been king since he was about five years old, his brother a much more entertaining, flamboyant and sexually fluid individual for almost as long. The first season sees the King alight on their fat…
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Season 3
2018|10 Episodes
Louis XIV is ascendant after winning the war with Holland and solving the Affair of the Poisons -- but his angry citizens are fomenting rebellion.
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