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Versailles - Season 1

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

Versailles, 1667. King Louis XIV is a 28-year-old monarch on the cusp of greatness. A ruthless leader, he will stop at nothing to achieve his vision of creating the most beautiful palace in Europe and seizing absolute control of France and his enemies. In order to rule over the nobility and to permanently impose his absolute power, he launches the construction of Versailles, like one sets a trap. Louis XIV is a young king haunted by childhood trauma, the Fronde, a rebellion of the nobility against his father Louis XIII… Outstanding political strategist, manipulator, Machiavellian, he will “invent” Versailles in order to keep the Nobles away from Paris and under control

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Top Cast

  • George Blagden

    George Blagden

    Louis XIV

  • Alexander Vlahos

    Alexander Vlahos

    Philippe d'Orléans, aka 'Monsieur'

  • Tygh Runyan

    Tygh Runyan

    Fabien Marchal

  • Stuart Bowman

    Stuart Bowman

    Alexandre Bontemps

  • Elisa Lasowski

    Elisa Lasowski

    Queen Marie-Thérèse of Austria

  • Anna Brewster

    Anna Brewster

    Athénaïs de Montespan

  • Evan Williams

    Evan Williams

    The Knight of Lorraine

  • Maddison Jaizani

    Maddison Jaizani

    Sophie de Clermont, Duchess of Cassel

  • Steve Cumyn

    Steve Cumyn

    Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Overview

Versailles, 1667. King Louis XIV is a 28-year-old monarch on the cusp of greatness. A ruthless leader, he will stop at nothing to achieve his vision of creating the most beautiful palace in Europe and seizing absolute control of France and his enemies. In order to rule over the nobility and to permanently impose his absolute power, he launches the construction of Versailles, like one sets a trap. Louis XIV is a young king haunted by childhood trauma, the Fronde, a rebellion of the nobility against his father Louis XIII… Outstanding political strategist, manipulator, Machiavellian, he will “invent” Versailles in order to keep the Nobles away from Paris and under control

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