

"Those who come after us will think that they are just fairy tales..."
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.
Louis XIV

Philippe d'Orléans, aka 'Monsieur'

Fabien Marchal

Alexandre Bontemps

Queen Marie-Thérèse of Austria

Athénaïs de Montespan

The Knight of Lorraine

Sophie de Clermont, Duchess of Cassel

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

François de Louvois

Cassel

Henriette d'Angleterre

Béatrice de Lorraine, Madame de Clermont

Louise de La Vallière

Jaques

Montcourt

Louis de Rohan

Claudine, King's doctor
