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Jeanne Poisson, marquise de Pompadour - Season 1

"She wanted a place. She found a kingdom."

The two episodes, each running about ninety minutes, span nearly twenty years of life at court. The story follows Jeanne from her ambitious youth and her marriage to Charles d’Étiolles to her arrival at Versailles, where she wins the king’s heart. The plot weaves together court intrigues, rivalries and shifting alliances, while also revealing the vulnerability of a woman who must constantly defend her place in a world hostile to her bourgeois origins.

Top Cast

  • Hélène de Fougerolles

    Hélène de Fougerolles

    Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour

  • Jean-François Garreaud

    Jean-François Garreaud

    Le Comte de Maurepas

  • Vincent Perez

    Vincent Perez

    Louis XV

  • Charlotte de Turckheim

    Charlotte de Turckheim

    La reine Marie Leszczyńska

Overview

The two episodes, each running about ninety minutes, span nearly twenty years of life at court. The story follows Jeanne from her ambitious youth and her marriage to Charles d’Étiolles to her arrival at Versailles, where she wins the king’s heart. The plot weaves together court intrigues, rivalries and shifting alliances, while also revealing the vulnerability of a woman who must constantly defend her place in a world hostile to her bourgeois origins.

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