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Status
Ended
Release
2015 - 2018
Seasons / Eps
3 / 30
Streaming availability by country
"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.
26 Cast Members
George Blagden
Louis XIV
30 Episodes
Alexander Vlahos
Philippe d'Orléans, aka 'Monsieur'
30 Episodes
Tygh Runyan
Fabien Marchal
30 Episodes
Stuart Bowman
Alexandre Bontemps
30 Episodes
Elisa Lasowski
Queen Marie-Thérèse of Austria
30 Episodes
Anna Brewster
Athénaïs de Montespan
30 Episodes
Evan Williams
The Knight of Lorraine
30 Episodes
Maddison Jaizani
Sophie de Clermont, Duchess of Cassel
30 Episodes
Steve Cumyn
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
30 Episodes
Joe Sheridan
François de Louvois
30 Episodes
Pip Torrens
Cassel
30 Episodes
Noémie Schmidt
Henriette d'Angleterre
30 Episodes
Amira Casar
Béatrice de Lorraine, Madame de Clermont
30 Episodes
Sarah Winter
Louise de La Vallière
30 Episodes
Gilly Gilchrist
Jaques
30 Episodes
Anatole Taubman
Montcourt
30 Episodes
Alexis Michalik
Louis de Rohan
30 Episodes
Lizzie Brocheré
Claudine, King's doctor
30 Episodes
Georgina Leeming
Companion
10 Episodes
Quentin Faure
Burly Man
10 Episodes
