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
