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Marquis de Louvois

**François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois** is Louis XIV's Secretary of State for War. He also oversees and enforces the outlawing and persecution of Protestantism and further endorses the Catholic faith.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Louvois was born in Paris on 18 January 1641, to Michel Le Tellier, and Élisabeth Turpin. Louvois received instructions from his father in the management of state affairs. The young man won the king's confidence, and in 1666 he succeeded his father as war minister.

His talents were perceived by Turenne in the War of Devolution (1667–68), who gave him instruction in the art of providing armies. After the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, Louvois devoted himself to organising the French army. The years between 1668 and 1672, says Camille Rousset, "were years of preparation, when Lionne was labouring with all his might to find allies, Colbert to find money, and Louvois soldiers for Louis".

## Relationships

### Guillaume

As Louvois was carrying out King Louis' outlaw of Protestantism, he offered Guillaume a huge contract of supplying military boots for the musketeers on the terms that he recants and converts to Catholic. Even though Guillaume accepts the terms, his family however refuse to accept the idea.

## Historical Facts

* The Man in the Iron Mask, whose name was given as Eustache Dauger, is first mentioned in a letter written by Louvois, dated 19 July 1669.
Duc de Blaye

The **Duc de Blaye** is a painter and an artist from the Castle of Villarceaux.

## Biography

### **Season Three**

He arrived at Versailles on the request of Madame de Montespan to show Princess Palatine a series of portraits, many of which includes Madame de Maintenon. Chevalier de Lorraine learned of his portraits and asked him to show his artwork to the nobles at Versailles. Once he learned Maintenon was King Louis' personal consort, he made a hasty retreat.
Relationships

This page contains all relationships on Versailles.

## Married Couples

King Louis and Madame de Maintenon
*- Secret Spouses*King Louis and Queen Marie-Thérèse
*- Ended in Death*Duke Philippe and Duchess Henriette
*- Ended in Death*Duke Philippe and Duchess LiselotteDuke of Cassel and Sophie de Clermont
*- Ended in Death*
## Together

Duke Philippe and Chevalier de Lorraine
*- Lovers*Fabien and Sophie
*- Lovers*
## Family

King Louis and Duke Philippe
*- Brothers*Madame and Sophie de Clermont
*- Mother and Daughter*Emperor Leopold and Princess Eleanor
*- Uncle and Niece*King Louis and Duchess Liselotte
*- In-Laws*Duke Philippe and Man in the Iron Mask
 – *Father and Son*Jeanne and Guillaume
*- Brother and Sister*King Louis and his heir
 – *Father and Son*
## Friends

King Louis and Alexandre Bontemps
*- King and Valet*Princess Eleanor and Sophie de ClermontMadame de Montespan and Madame de Maintenon
*- Childhood Friends*Duchess Liselotte and Chevalier de Lorraine
*- Husbands Lover & Lovers Wife*Madame de Montespan and Louise de la Vallière
*- Childhood Friends*Duchess Liselotte and Sophie de Clermont
*- Lady-in-waiting*Madame de Montespan and Madame Agathe
*- Associates*Queen Marie-Thérèse and Duchess Liselotte
*- ”In-Laws“*King Louis and Fabien Marchal
*- King and Chief of Police*Duchess Henriette and Madame de Montespan
*- Lady-in-waiting*Duke Philippe, Duchess Liselotte and Chevalier de Lorraine
*- Lovers / Spouses / Husbands Lover + Lovers Wife*Madame de Maintenon and Duchess DelphineKing Louis and Duke of Rohan
*- Former Friends*Duke Philippe and Madame de Montespan
## Enemies

Duchess Henriette and Chevalier de LorraineMadame de Maintenon and Duchess LiselotteKing Louis and William of OrangeQueen Marie-Thérèse and Madame de MontespanEmperor Leopold and King Louis
## Broken Up Couples

King Louis and Madame de Montespan
*- Mistress*Duchess Delphine and Chevalier de Lorraine
*- Lovers*King Louis and Louise de la Vallière
*- Mistress*Sophie de Clermont and Benoît
*- Secret Lovers*Thomas Beaumont and Duke Philippe
*- Fake Lovers*Gaston de Foix and Chambermaid Odile
*- Lovers & Associates*
## Ended in Death

Claudine Masson and Fabien Marchal
*- Lovers*King Louis and Duchess Henriette
*- In-Laws & Mistress*Queen Marie-Thérèse and Emperor Leopold
*- Secret Lovers & Cousins*Madame de Clermont and Fabien Marchal
*- Secret Lovers*Sophie de Clermont and Thomas Beaumont
*- Secret Lovers*
Montcourt

**Anatole Montcourt** was a disgraced nobleman who was stripped of his title, ridiculed, and banished from Versailles by Louis XIV after failing to prove his nobility.

He is also a major player in the coup against the king.

## *Related Pages*

* **Montcourt/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **Rebel Conspirators**

## Personality

Montcourt is known to hold a grudge and takes things personally which is why he joined the rebel conspirators. He is also known to look out for himself which is why he exposed an assassination plot against Henriette of England.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Montcourt was the son of the commoner, the Baron of Saint-Maur, who inherited the title from his grandfather, Seigneur Charles de Saint-Maur; a manor farmer who married his his stepgrandmother was the Baroness of Saint-Maur.

### **Season One**

He was recruited by the Duke of Cassel as a conspirator in the coup against King Louis. His main job was leading a team of highwaymen to rob carriages as part of their ploy to impede the funding of Versailles.

## Relationships

### Louis XIV of France

Ridiculed and ousted by him for failing to provide proof of nobility, Montcourt despises him and wants him dead. He learned of a plot against Henriette and offered Louis information in exchange to be allowed in Versailles once again.

### Duke of Cassel

Recruited by him after being humiliated and stripped of his title by Louis XIV. They're not close. Trust is not there between them. Montcourt participated in the conspiracy for his own personal vendetta. The Duke also loses his patience with Montcourt whenever a job goes awry, the Parthenay Family robbery that turned into a massacre for starters.

## Notes

* Even though the character is fictional, there is a commune in eastern France named *Montcourt*.
Philippe of France

**Philippe of France** is the *Duke of Orléans*, Louis XIV's younger brother and commander of the King’s army.

He is the second child of Louis XIII of France and his wife Anne of Austria.

## *Related Pages*

* **Philippe of France/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **House of Bourbon**
* **House of Habsburg**
* **Liselotte, Philippe and Chevalier**
* **Philippe and Liselotte's Wedding**
* **Castle of Saint-Cloud**

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Philippe was born on 21 September 1640 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, the day before his mother Anne’s 39th birthday. As the son of a ruling king, the infant Philippe held the rank of a Fils de France (son of France). As such, he ranked immediately behind his older brother Louis, Dauphin of France, who inherited the French throne before Philippe reached the age of three. From birth, Philippe was second in line to the throne of France and was entitled to the style of Royal Highness; he was also Duke of Anjou from birth.

Upon the death of his uncle Gaston in 1660, Philippe became Duke of Orléans. In 1661, he also received the dukedoms of Valois and Chartres. After his victory in battle, in 1671, his brother granted him the dukedom of Nemours, the marquisates of Coucy and Folembray, and the countships of Dourdain and Romorantin.

At the death of their father Louis XIII in May 1643, Philippe's older brother ascended to the throne of France as Louis XIV. Their mother Queen Anne revoked the late king's will to arrange for a power-sharing agreement with Cardinal Mazarin, who had been serving as Louis XIII's chief minister. Anne was now in full control of her children, something she had been vying for since their birth. As the younger brother of the king, Philippe was addressed as le Petit Monsieur, since his uncle Gaston, who had also been the younger brother of a French king, was still alive. Gaston was then known as le Grand Monsieur. It was not until 1660 at the death of Gaston that Philippe would be known simply as Monsieur or as the Duke of Orléans.

Philippe founded the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the then ruling House of Bourbon. His descendants are still pretenders to the French throne today.

## Relationships

### **M A I N**

* **Philippe and Louis**
* **Philippe and Chevalier**
* **Philippe and Liselotte**
* **Philippe and Henriette**
* **Philippe and Man in the Iron Mask**
* **Philippe and Thomas**
* **Philippe and Montespan**

## Historical Facts

* During the reign of his brother he was known simply as *Monsieur*, the traditional style at the court of France for the younger brother of the king.
Philippe and Liselotte's Wedding

**In Honour of:** | Philippe of France
 **In Attendance:** | Louis XIV of France
Marie-Thérèse of Spain
Chevalier de Lorraine
Madame de Montespan
Sophie de Clermont
Duke of Cassel
 **Affiliations:** | **Liselotte and Philippe**

**The wedding of Philippe d’Orléans and Princess Palatine** took place at the Palace of Versailles.

## *Related Pages*

* **Philippe and Liselotte**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **Holy Roman Empire**

## Historical Notes

* On 16 November 1671, Philippe and Elizabeth Charlotte were married by proxy at Metz.
* By prearrangement, after leaving her father's realm but prior to arriving in France, Elizabeth formally converted to Roman Catholicism.
* The arranged marriage was conceived by the bride's aunt, Anna Gonzaga, a close friend of her future husband and his deceased first wife, who negotiated the marriage contract, including the secret Catholic instruction and subsequent public conversion of the fiancée.
Diplomacy

**Diplomacy** is the 8th episode in the series and the 8th episode of Season One.

## Plot Synopsis

Henriette suffers a miscarriage, but Louis wants her to visit her brother in England for an alliance against the Dutch. The Chevalier, destined for the gallows, is freed. Montcourt foils an assassination just to be reinstated.

## Recurring Appearances

* George Blagden as Louis XIV of France
* Alexander Vlahos as Philippe of France
* Tygh Runyan as Fabien Marchal
* Stuart Bowman as Alexandre Bontemps
* Amira Casar as Béatrice, Madame de Clermont
* Evan Williams as Chevalier de Lorraine
* Noémie Schmidt as Henriette of England
* Anna Brewster as Madame de Montespan
* Alexis Michalik as Duke of Rohan
* Pip Torrens as Duke of Cassel
* Lizzie Brocheré as Claudine Masson
* Anatole Taubman as Montcourt
* Steve Cumyn as Jean-Baptiste Colbert
* Elisa Lasowski as Marie-Thérèse of Spain
* Maddison Jaizani as Sophie de Clermont
* Gilly Gilchrist as Jacques
* Joe Sheridan as François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois
* Raphael Roger Levy as Mike

## First Appearances

* Rupert Vansittart as Sir William Throckmorten
Béatrice and Fabien

Fabien is attracted to and develops a sexual relationship with Madame de Clermont, until she attempts to kill him with poison. He has her beheaded, but does not carry out the deed himself. He explains to her that a great part of this is due to duty, indicating that despite the fact she tried to kill him, there were true feelings of affection between them.
Louis and Maintenon's Wedding

**In Honour of:** | Louis XIV of France
 **Affiliations:** | **Louis and Maintenon**

**The secret wedding of King Louis XIV and his mistress Madame de Maintenon** took place at the Palace of Versailles.

## *Related Pages*

* **Louis and Maintenon**
* **Kingdom of France**

## Historical Notes

* Françoise and Louis were married in a private ceremony by François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris. It is believed that in attendance were Père la Chaise, the king's confessor, the Marquis de Montchevreuil, the Chevalier de Forbin and Alexandre Bontemps
* The marriage was morganatic, meaning that Madame de Maintenon was not openly acknowledged as the King's wife and did not become Queen.
* Biographers have dated the wedding to 9 October 1683 or January 1684.
Barek

**Barek** is an Ottoman agent under the Sultan Mehmed.

## Biography

### **Season Three**

He and a group of men arrived to Versailles under the guise of silk and spice traders. King Louis was not easily fooled by them, so he asked for the Ottoman support in invading Austria in exchange for some trade routes. Though Louis would support an idea of seeing Emperor Leopold lose his land, he didn't like the idea of helping a Muslim nation invade a Christian nation, even though the trade routes were considered an offer he could not refuse.
De Witt

**Cornelis De Witt** was the Head of the Government in Amsterdam and a former parental guardian and father figure to William of Orange.

It was mentioned later in the show that he was killed by an angry mob in Amsterdam.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Cornelis de Witt was a member of the old Dutch patrician family De Witt. He was born on 15 June 1623 in Dordrecht, Holland, Dutch Republic. He was the son of Jacob de Witt and the older brother of Johan.

In 1650 he became burgomaster of Dordrecht and member of the States of Holland and West Friesland. He was afterwards appointed to the important post of ruwaard, who combined the functions of chief of police and prosecuting attorney, of Putten and bailiff of Beierland.

He associated himself closely with his younger brother, the Raadpensionarisof Holland ("Grand Pensionary") Johan de Witt, and supported him throughout his career with great ability and vigour. In 1667 he was the deputy chosen by the States of Holland to accompany Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter in his famous raid on the Medway. Cornelis de Witt on this occasion distinguished himself greatly by his coolness and intrepidity.
Françoise Parthenay

**Françoise** **Parthenay** was a noblewoman and friend of Louis XIV of France. Her daughter Charlotte Parthenay was his goddaughter.
She and her family were the first victims of the Rebel Conspirators.

## Biography

### **Season One**

She and her family is on the road to the Palace of Versailles. Some Rebel Conspirators recruited by the Duke of Cassel attack and kill first her husband, then her and her son. Her daughter Charlotte can escape, but is shot down by Montcourt.

On the next day, Fabien Marchal finds her daughterbefore she dies in his arms.

## Relationships

### Louis XIV of France

It is quiet likely that they were friends to eachother because he had chose her daughter Charlotte to be his goddaughter.

## Notes

* Even though Françoise and her family are fictional, there is a commune in France named *Parthenay*.
Daughter (name unknown)

She is the **bastard daughter** of Queen Marie-Thérèse of Spain and Prince Annaba of Assinia.

Her character based on the famous *Black Nun* *of Moret,* a French nun and the subject of accounts from the 18th century in which she was dubiously claimed to be the daughter of the Queen of France, Marie-Thérèse of Spain.

## Biography

### **The Black Nun of Moret**

Her existence is mentioned in several different sources. The Black Nun of Moret, **Louise Marie-Thérèse**, was a Benedictine nun in the abbey of Moret-sur-Loing. She was called the "Mauresse de Moret" ("Mooress of Moret"), and a portrait of her exists in the Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève in Paris. Research done by the Société de l'histoire de Paris et d'Ile-de-France, published in 1924 by Honoré Champion éditions, concluded that this pastel portrait was painted around 1680 by the same hand which painted the series of 22 pastel portraits of Kings of France, from Louis IX to Louis XIV, between 1681 and 1683 on the initiative of Father Claude Du Molinet (1620–1687), librarian of Sainte Geneviève abbey.

No fewer than six writers from the time have devoted paragraphs to her: she is mentioned in the memoirs of Madame de Maintenon, the Grande Mademoiselle, Madame de Montespan, Duke of Saint-Simon, Voltaire, and Cardinal Dubois.

Shortly after the death of the French Queen Maria Theresa of Spain, wife of Louis XIV, in 1683, courtiers said that this woman could be the daughter, allegedly black, to whom the Queen gave birth in 1664. The nun herself seemed convinced of her royal birth, and Saint-Simon states that she once greeted the Dauphin as "my brother". A letter sent on 13 June 1685, by the Secretary of the King's Household to M. De Bezons, general agent of the clergy, and the pension of 300 pounds granted by King Louis XIV to the nun Louise Marie-Thérèse on 15 October 1695, "to be paid to her all her life in this convent or everywhere she could be, by the guards of the Royal treasure present and to come" suggest that she may, indeed, have had royal connections. She died at Moret-sur-Loing.
Fabien and Louis

As Head of Security for the Royal Family, it is Fabien's duty to protect Louis XVI and the rest of the royal family. Fabien must investigate individuals that are deemed a threat to Louis, and, if necessary, eliminate them.

Louis trusts Fabien with his life. He carries out the King's orders and inquiries without question. He is known to get his hands dirty for him when needed, and seems to have never questioned the cruel acts he must perform for his master until season 3, or perhaps until meeting Claudine. After being order to arrest all protestants in Paris, he chose rather to resign his position than to further Louis' tyrannic ambition.
Louis XIII of France

**Louis XIII of France** is the prior *King of France* *and* *Navarre*, the (illegimate) father of Louis XIV and Philippe of France and the husband of Anne of Austria.

## *Related Pages*

* **Louis XIII of France/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **House of Bourbon**
* **Palace of Versailles**

## Biography

### **Louis XIII‘s Life**

Born at the Palace of Fontainebleau, Louis XIII was the oldest child of Henry IV of France and his second wife Marie de' Medici. As son of the king, he was a Fils de France ("son of France"), and as the eldest son, Dauphin of France. His father Henry IV was the first French king of the House of Bourbon, having succeeded his second cousin, Henry III of France (1574–1589), in application of Salic law. Eleonora de' Medici, his maternal aunt, was his godmother. As a child, he was raised under the supervision of the royal governess Françoise de Montglat.

The ambassador of King James I of England to the court of France, Sir Edward Herbert, who presented his credentials to Louis XIII in 1619, remarked on Louis’s extreme congenital speech impediment and his double teeth.

Shortly before his ninth birthday, Louis became king of France and Navarre after his father Henry IV was assassinated. His mother, Marie de' Medici, acted as regent during his minority. Mismanagement of the kingdom and ceaseless political intrigues by Marie and her Italian favourites led the young king to take power in 1617 by exiling his mother and executing her followers, including Concino Concini, the most influential Italian at the French court.

Louis XIII, taciturn and suspicious, relied heavily on his chief ministers, first Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes and then Cardinal Richelieu, to govern the Kingdom of France. King and cardinal are remembered for establishing the Académie française, and ending the revolt of the French nobility. They systematically destroyed castles of defiant lords and denounced the use of private violence (dueling, carrying weapons, and maintaining private armies). By the end of 1620s, Richelieu established "the royal monopoly of force" as the ruling doctrine. The reign of Louis "the Just" was also marked by the struggles against the Huguenots and Habsburg Spain.

Louis XIII died in Paris on 14 May 1643, the 33rd anniversary of his father's death.

### **Season One**

In the second episode of the first season ”I Am The State“ Louis XIII appearances in a flashback while he‘s dying in his bed.

## Historical Facts

* In the sphere of the men's fashion, Louis helped introduce the wearing of wigs among men in 1624 that became fashionable for the first time since antiquity. This would be a dominant style among men in European and European-influenced countries for nearly 200 years until the fashion changes brought about by the French Revolution.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert

**Jean-Baptiste Colbert** was a politician who served as Louis XIV's Comptroller-General of Finance, Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi.

He was the *First Minister of the State*.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Colbert's father and grandfather were merchants in his birthplace of Reims, France. He claimed to have Scottish ancestry. A general (but unconfirmed) belief exists that he spent his early youth at a Jesuit college, working for a Parisian banker; as well as working for the father of Jean Chapelain.

Before the age of 20, Colbert had a post in the war office, a position generally attributed to the marriage of an uncle to the sister of Secretary of War ”Michel le Tellier“. Colbert spent some time as an inspector of troops, eventually becoming the personal secretary of Le Tellier. In 1647, through unknown means, Colbert acquired the confiscated goods of an uncle, Pussort. In 1648, he and his wife Marie Charron, received 40,000 crowns from an unknown source; and in 1649 Colbert became the councillor of state, i.e. a political minister.

In 1657, he purchased the Barony of Seignelay.

Colbert was recommended to King Louis XIV by Mazarin. While Cardinal Mazarin was in exile, Louis' trust in Colbert grew. In 1652 Colbert was asked to manage the affairs of the Cardinal while he was away. This new responsibility would detach Colbert from his other responsibility as commissaire des guerres. Although Colbert was not a supporter of Mazarin in principle, he would defend the cardinal's interests with unflagging devotion.

Colbert's earliest recorded attempt at tax reform came in the form of a mémoire to Mazarin, showing that of the taxes paid by the people, not one-half reached the King. The paper also contained an attack upon the Superintendent Fouquet. The postmaster of Paris, a spy of Fouquet's, read the letter, leading to a dispute which Mazarin attempted to suppress.

In 1661, Mazarin died and Colbert "made sure of the King's favour" by revealing the location of some of Mazarin's hidden wealth. In January 1664 Colbert became the Superintendent of buildings; in 1665 he became Controller-General of Finances; in 1669, he became Secretary of State of the Navy; he also gained appointments as minister of commerce, of the colonies and of the palace. In short, Colbert acquired power in every department except that of war.

A great financial and fiscal reform at once claimed all his energies. Not only the nobility, but many others who had no legal claim to exemption, paid no taxes; the bulk of the burden fell on the wretched country-folk. Supported by the young king Louis XIV, Colbert aimed the first blow at the man accused of being the greatest of the royal embezzlers, the superintendent Nicolas Fouquet. Fouquet's fall simultaneously secured Colbert's own advancement.

## Relationships

### Isabelle

Colbert's niece. He invited her to Versailles on his own volition.

### Chevalier de Lorraine

Hardly anything occurred between these two. Colbert expressed aggression toward the Chevalier after his niece was murdered and took it out on him.
Kingdoms

This page contains all kingdoms on Versailles.

King Louis XIV ♔

King Louis XIII †

Queen Marie-Thérèse †

Duke Philippe

Duchess Liselotte

Queen Marie Louise *(Of Spain)*

Duchess Henriette †

Dauphin Louis

Prince Philippe

Princess Anne Marie

King Charles ♔

Queen Marie Louise

Queen Anne † *(Of France)*

Queen Marie-Thérèse † *(Of France)*

King Charles ♔

Duchess Henriette † *(Of Orléans)*

Emperor Leopold ♔

Princess Eleanor

King Peter II ♔

Princess Isabella

Stadtholder William ♔

Sultan Mehmed IV ♔
Charlotte Page

* Captain Man and Kid Danger's Information Assistant (After School Job; Formerly)
* Worker at Junken Stuff (Formerly)
* Vigilante
* Protector of Dystopia

## Physical Appearance

### Species

* Cyborg
* Former Human

## Relationships

### Family Member(s)

* Mrs. Page (Mother)
* Uncle Roscoe
* Aunt Susan

### Significant Other(s)

* Henry Hart (Possible Crush)

**Charlotte Page** is one of the two tritagonists of the 2014-2020 Nickelodeon television series *Henry Danger* and the animated spin-off series *The Adventures of Kid Danger* (alongside Jasper Dunlop). She is Henry Hart (Kid Danger) and Jasper Dunlop's best friend and close friends with Piper Hart and Schwoz Schwartz. She helps Ray Manchester (Captain Man) and Kid Danger in protecting their city of Swellville.
Charles II of Spain

**Charles II of Spain** is the *King of Spain* and the husband of Marie Louise d‘Orléans, a niece of Louis XIV of France.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Charles was born in Madrid to Philip IV of Spain and his second wife, Mariana of Austria. The only surviving son of his father's two marriages, he was given the title Prince of Asturias, traditionally held by the heir to the Spanish throne.

Charles suffered ill-health throughout his life and has been described as "short, lame, epileptic, senile and completely bald before 35, always on the verge of death but repeatedly baffling Christendom by continuing to live." In his case, the so-called Habsburg lip was so pronounced he spoke and ate only with difficulty, did not learn to talk until the age of four or walk until eight. However, foreign observers such as the Marquess of Torcy noted his mental capacities remained intact.

Charles was three years old when his father, Philip IV, died on 17 September 1665; as he was a legal minor, his mother Mariana was appointed Queen Regent by the Council of Castile. While Charles theoretically ruled in his own name after her death in 1696, in reality his frequent ill-health meant power was often exercised by others. This resulted in bitter internal struggles for control of government, the long feud between his mother and illegitimate half-brother John of Austria the Younger being especially damaging.

## Historical Facts

* Charles II was the last king of Spain who belonged to the House of Habsburg. Because he never had issue, he will named his successor as 16-year-old Philip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV and Charles's half-sister Marie-Thérèse.
* Charles has been the subject of various studies on the impact of inbreeding, which have suggested he may have had the endocrine disease acromegalyand a combination of rare genetic disorders often transmitted through recessive genes, including combined pituitary hormone deficiency and distal renal tubular acidosis.
Isabella Braganza

**Isabella Braganza** is the *Crowned Princess of Portugal*.

Cardinal Leto was determined to force King Louis to marry the Infanta on the threat of excommunication.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Isabel Luísa was the only child of Peter II of Portugal and his first wife, the French born Princess Maria Francisca of Savoy. She was born at the Ribeira Palace, Lisbon, in 1669.
Ottoman Empire

The **Ottoman Empire,** historically known in Western Europe as the **Turkish Empire** or simply **Turkey**, was a state that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asiaand North Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries.

## History

It was founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia in the town of Söğüt (modern-day Bilecik Province) by the Oghuz Turkish tribal leader Osman I.

After 1354, the Ottomans crossed into Europe, and with the conquest of the Balkans, the Ottoman beylik was transformed into a transcontinental empire. The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire with the 1453 conquest of Constantinople by Mehmed the Conqueror.
Emperor Leopold

**Emperor Leopold** is the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire and was a lover and cousin of Marie-Thérèse of Spain.

He was taken prisoner during the war by Philippe of France, and brought to Versailles by carriage, along with his niece, Eleanor of Austria, and his valet, the Minister of Austria.

## *Related Pages*

* **Emperor Leopold/Gallery**
* **Holy Roman Empire**
* **House of Habsburg**
* **Great Turkish War**

## Personality

Leopold is a man of industry and education, who shows some political ability and is always polite and complimentary.

## Biography

### **Leopold I**

Leopold's reign is known for conflicts with the Ottoman Empire in the east and rivalry with Louis XIV, a contemporary and first cousin, in the west. After more than a decade of warfare, Leopold emerged victorious from the Great Turkish Warthanks to the military talents of Prince Eugene of Savoy. By the Treaty of Karlowitz, Leopold recovered almost all of the Kingdom of Hungary, which had fallen under Turkish power in the years after the 1526 Battle of Mohács.

Leopold fought three wars against France: the Franco-Dutch War, the Nine Years' War, and the War of the Spanish Succession. In this last, Leopold sought to give his younger son the entire Spanish inheritance, disregarding the will of the late Charles II. Leopold started a war that soon engulfed much of Europe. The early years of the war went fairly well for Austria, with victories at Schellenberg and Blenheim, but the war would drag on until 1714, nine years after Leopold's death, which barely had an effect on the warring nations. When peace returned, Austria could not be said to have emerged as triumphant as it had from the war against the Turks.

### **Season Three**

He is a recently widowed man. He is treated more as an honored guest of Versailles than a prisoner of war. During his stay at Versailles, his attention is fixed on Marie-Thérèse of Spain. Louis offers Leopold troops to protect Vienna from the Ottoman Empire in exchange for Luxembourg and Strasbourg, unfortunately, Leopold stately those territories were personally given to him by the Vatican.

## Historical Facts

* Leopold had a very extravagent fashion-style and wrote his own music. By the way, his appearance was very different from the one in the series. He should have had dark and voluminous hair, a mustache and full lips.
Delphine

**Delphine** **d’Angers** is a strict Protestant and noble lady at Versailles who develops a romantic bond with Chevalier de Lorraine.

## *Related Pages*

* **Delphine/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **Edict of Fontainebleau**

## Personality

Delphine is bold, firm in her convictions, hironic and  of magnetic presence.
When it comes to religion and the church, she is very much outspoken about her right to worship in the manner she sees fit.

## Historical Facts

* Her character could based on *Claude de Souches*, a lover of Chevalier de Lorraine. They had issue named *Alexandre bâtard of Lorraine, Chevalier de Beauvernois* (? – after 1734).
Man in the Iron Mask

**The Man in the Iron Mask** is a mysterious prisoner locked away in the Bastille and the legitimate father of Louis XIV and Philippe of France.

## *Related Pages*

* **Man in the Iron Mask/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **The Iron Mask**

## Biography

### **Season Three**

Nothing is known about him, except he is refered to as the Duc de Sullun. When Philippe of France encounters him, he is determined to find out who is hiding behind the
Fabien Marchal

**Fabien Marchal** was Louis XIV's Chief of Police and functions as the King's eyes and ears both within and outside the palace.

## *Related Pages*

* **Fabien Marchal/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of France**

## Personality

Fabien is characterised as uncompromising and focused on his duty to protect the King. He specifies that his only desire is to keep the King safe, to the point that he is confused by the notion of 'seeking his approval' by telling Louis what he'd like to hear.

Although extremely intimidating and capable of great acts of violence, being skilled at interrogation and torture, Fabien has occasionally shown elements of humanity and empathy:

He tries to convince Madeleine de Foix to volunteer information in order to spare her torture, indicating a disinclination to harm a frail old woman; upon rescuing a newborn child from being used as a human sacrifice by Father Etienne‘s occult group, he cradles the newborn and shushes it gently; and his interactions with Claudine develop into a considerate and caring relationship, including the hardened street rat-turned-torturer putting her to bed gently.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Fabien's father was a printer. He was orphaned at a young age during one of the many rebellions that blighted the early reign of Louis XIV. He was sent to an orphanage run by monks, but ran away due to the harshness of the regime and the abuse the children suffered at the hands of the brothers.

Fabien then lived by his wits on the streets of Paris, eventually finding himself a place at the Court of Miracles: the centre of the Parisian underworld. He came face to face with the young king during one of the many riots and disturbances that beset Paris during that period. Recognising him as an intelligent, educated and extraordinarily perceptive young man, Louis offered him a place in his police force at the Louvre, and over the years Fabien won his trust and respect. He eventually became the king's Head of Security and Chief of Police, the position he occupies when we first meet him at Versailles.

### **Season One**

He usually reports to Bontemps, but the King often gives him orders directly. Fabien also has unprecedented access to the King's private rooms and life, given his responsibilities. Although he is not, as far as is known, a noble, he is consistently present at court functions - typically in the role of observer.

## Relationships

### **M A I N**

* **Fabien and Louis**
* **Fabien and Claudine**
* **Fabien and Sophie**
* **Fabien and Béatrice**

### **O T H E R**

#### Lauren

She was Fabien's assistant and spied for him. She was a laundress of humble birth, unable to read or write. When she is murdered by Madame de Clermont, Fabien's only comment is "I fear we will not see her again".
Claudine and Fabien

Fabien grew fond of her in Season 2 and wanted to begin a new life with her shortly after King Louis fired him for failing to prevent any more poisonings. Her murder is the first time we see Fabien truly emotional, shedding a tear at her grave and continuing to tend it until he is asked to return to the palace.
Olivier

**Olivier** is a tanner working for Guillaume, Bastien, and Jeanne.

## Biography

### **Season Three**

Just like Bastien, he too, despises the King and his new tax law. After a riot that left Jean-Baptiste Colbert injured, he, Tristan, and several peasants were arrests. When the prisoners were released, he, on the other hand, was brought to the town square, thrown on his knees, and had a spear with 'Justice' pinned to it nailed through his upper body by Hugues on the orders of Fabien Marchal.
Castle of Cassel

The **Castle of the Duke of Cassel** was a renaissance-castle, located in the north of France.

The Duke of Cassel had lived their alone until it was destroyed by a fire in ”Bow To Your King“.

## *Related Pages*

* **Castle of Castle/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **Rebel Conspirators**

## History

The Duke never existed, so his castle did not exist either.

In the series, the ***Château de Vigny*** is the location, which is in the commune of *Vigny, Val d'Oise*, *France*. It was built in 1504 on the site of a mediaeval structure for Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, with substantial alterations in the 1880s in the troubadour style for its then owner, Comte Philippe Vitali, Prince of Sant'Eusebio.

It was entered ("inscrit") as a monument historique in 1984.
Castle of Villarceaux

**Owner:** | Madame de Maintenon

The **Domaine of Villarceaux** is a an ensemble of three castles and a golf course in the north of France. The water garden and park located in the commune of Chaussy. The domaine includes 800 hectares of park, forest and meadow terrai.

Madame de Maintenon had been living there.

## Inhabitants

* Madame de Maintenon (*then*)
* Paul Scarron † (*then*)

## History

The gardens are located on the site of a medieval castle from the 11th century, built to protect France from the British, who at that time occupied Normandy, the neighboring province. Many vestiges of the medieval fortifications remain in the park. A manor house and French water garden was built there in the 17th century. In the 18th century a château in the style of Louis XV was built on a rocky hill overlooking the water garden.

One famous resident in the 17th century was Ninon de Lenclos, the author, courtesan, and patron of the arts. Another was Françoise d'Aubigné, the future Madame de Maintenon and future wife of King Louis XIV, who lived there after the death of her first husband, the poet Paul Scarron, at the invitation of her friends the Montchevreuil, cousins of the Marquis of Villarceaux. The Marquis fell in love with her, and commissioned a full-length portrait of her, nude, which greatly embarrassed her. The portrait can be seen today in the dining room of the house. The house also contains a collection of 18th-century furniture.

The domaine has been classified as an historic monument of France since 1941. It is part of the regional park of Vexin, and is used for concerts and cultural events.
Paris

**Paris** is the capital of the Kingdom of France and the seat of government.

Louis XIV of France chose rather to govern from his fathers hunting lodge-turned-castle Versailles southwest of the city than live within the inner city. The inhabitants of Paris are mostly common folk since most of the Noble-born are residing at the palace.

## Inhabitants

### **Now**

* Mathilde
* Big Fella

### **Then**

* Claudine Masson †
* Dr. Masson †
* Governor of the Bastille †
* Madame Agathe †
* Man in the Iron Mask †
* Olivier †
* Bastien †
* Tristan †
* Jeanne †
* Guillaume †

## Buildings

* The Bastille
* Tannery de Pin
* Masson's House
* The Basicila of Saint-Denis
* The Palais-Royal
* Palace of Fontainebleau (in ”*Fontainebleau*“)
* Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (in ”*Saint-Germain-en-Laye*“)
* Palace of Versailles (in ”*Versailles*“)
Philippe Charles d‘Orléans

**Philippe Charles d‘Orléans**, the later *Philippe II, Duke d‘Orléans* is a French prince and the first child of Philippe of France and Princess Palatine.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Philippe Charles d'Orléans was born at the Castle of Saint-Cloud, some ten kilometers west of Paris. As the grandson of King Louis XIII of France, Philippe was a petit-fils de France. This entitled him to the style of Royal Highness from birth, as well as the right to be seated in an armchair in the king's presence.

At his birth, he was titled Duke of Chartres and was formally addressed as Monseigneur le duc de Chartres. As the second living son of his parents, his birth was not greeted with the enthusiasm the Duke of Valois had received in 1673.

## Historical Facts

* Philippe Charles had an elder brother named Alexandre Louis d'Orléans who died at the age of three.
* He married his first cousin Françoise Marie de Bourbon, a daughter of Louis XIV of France and Madame de Montespan, and had issue.
* Philippe was the Regent of France and Navarre during the minority of Louis XV of France — the era was known as **la Régence**.
Peter II of Portugal

**Peter II**  nicknamed "**the Pacific**", was the *King of Portugal* from 1683 until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI from 1668 until his own accession. He was the fifth and last child of John IV and Luisa de Guzmán and is the father of Isabella Braganza.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Third son of King John IV and Queen Luisa, he was created Duke of Beja and Lord of the House of Infantado.

Following his father's death, his mother became regent for the new king Afonso VI, Peter's elder, partially paralysed, and mentally unstable brother. In 1662 Afonso put away his mother and assumed control of the state. In January 1668, shortly before Spanish recognition of Portugal's restoration of independence, Peter acquired political ascendancy over his brother and was appointed regent, banishing Afonso to the Azores and, later, Sintra where he died in 1683. Peter thereupon inherited the throne.

Peter not only inherited his brother's throne but also wed his former spouse, Queen Marie-Françoise of Savoy. They had one daughter, Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira (1669–90), who was heir presumptive.

### **Later Life**

In 1704, he fell seriously, so that his sister Catherine of Braganza governed until her own death on 31 December 1705. During the reign of Peter II, the country's economy was reorganized according to mercantilist standards (reforms of the third Earl of Ericeira) and a far-reaching trade agreement with England was concluded (1668). As a result, English products in Portugal received a tariff preference in exchange for English tariff preferences for Portuguese wine. In the Methuen Treaty of 1703 England was finally allowed the duty-free import of textiles and manufactured goods, Portugal paid for it with the gold and the diamonds of Brazil. This treaty, which remained in force until 1842, helped make Portugal economically dependent on England and, as the country was flooded with cheap British products, neglected its own industrialization.

### **Death**

Since 1703 the King went through times of deep drowsiness that doctors attributed to a «*downflow of "estilicido"*», i.e., severe infection of the larynx. On 5 December 1706 he was stricken with a «*legitimate pleurisy*», that derived a seizure, with which he lost consciousness. The bloodletting from his feet didn't yield results, and on 9 December, the attack became fatal. It is believed nowadays that the King suffered from a liver disease, because the autopsy found «*a part of his liver twisted where 25 stones in the gall would be found.*»

## Historical Facts

* His wife, Maria Sophia of Neuburg, never influenced political life, maintaining a low profile. The couple had eight children, including the younger John, who succeeded his father in 1706 as King John V of Portugal.
* He was tall, well proportioned, with dark eyes and dark hair.
* He earned the nickname “*the Pacific*”, because peace was made with Spain during his regency, in 1668.
Filming Locations

List Of All Locations

* **The Château de Versailles**
* **The Château de Champs-sur-Marne gardens**
* **The Château de Janvry**
* **The Château de Lésigny**
	+ *For scenes of the lower nobles and their living quarters*
* **The Château de Maisons-Laffitte**
	+ *Gaming Room*
	+ Staircases and halls
	+ For party scenes
* **The Château de Sceaux**
	+ *The Palace of Versailles in Season One*
* **The commune of Rambouillet**
* **The Château de Pierrefonds**
	+ *Palace of Whitehall*
* **The Château de Vigny**
	+ *Castle of Cassel*
* **The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte**
	+ *Castle of Saint-Cloud*
Rebel Conspirators

**Head(s):** | William of Orange
 **In Attendance:** | Thomas Beaumont † *(spy)* Madame de Clermont † Montcourt † Duke of Cassel †
Mike †
Tomas †
 **Victims:** | Charlotte Parthenay †
Françoise Parthenay †
Monsieur Parthenay †
The son of the Parthenay †
*Several soldiers* †

The **Rebel Conspirators** are a coup d'etat terrorist faction with a goal in mind to overthrow King Louis.

## Season One

They claim to be patriots of France, yet their actions say otherwise. Their members are made up of aristocratic noblemen and women who despise the king. There are also commoners and peasants who express great disdain for the King of France among their ranks.

Aside from murder and aiding foreign entities, they also stage highway robberies with an intention to impede and disrupt the funding of the construction to Versailles. Many join willingly, others, like the Chevalier, are forced against their will at the expense of their lives and the lives of others to participate in their criminal actions, even when they convinced him they would be placing his lover, Philippe, upon the French throne, although for the leadership, that is not the main reason for the conspiracy. Cassel is the recruiter for the conspirators. He recruited Montcourt after he was humiliated, stripped of his title, and banished by King Louis and has orchestrated a series of highway robberies since his recruitment.

It is revealed later that Rohan, the ringleader of the conspirators, was secretly working for William of Orange of Holland. Rohan's rebellion is later crushed by Fabien Marchal and the musketeers. With the death of Rohan, Cassel is left without allies and William of Orange has sent in a new spy, a playwright named Thomas Beaumont in Season Two.

## Members

Duke of Rohan aka. The Masked Man †Thomas Beaumont †Madame de Clermont †Duke of Cassel †Montcourt †Mike †Tomas †*Unnamed member**Unnamed member**Unnamed member*
Hestia

**Hestia** is the Goddess of the Hearth, Home, and Fire. She is the eldest daughter of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea and the older sister of Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, hera and Zeus, the aunt of Perseus and Saundra Wilkins, and great-aunt of Helius, Bella and Gerontius Baggins.

## Family

* **Kronos** (father)
* **Rhea** (mother)
* **Zeus** (brother)
* **Demeter** (sister)
* **Hades** (brother)
* **Poseidon** (brother)
* Agenor (nephew)
* Perseus (nephew)
* Saundra Wilkins (niece)
Europe

**Europe** is a continent and the location where the events in Versailles take place.

## Countries

The continent is divided in several kingdoms:

* **Kingdom of France**, ruled by King Louis XIV
* **Holy Roman Empire**, ruled by Emperor Leopold
* **Kingdom of Spain**, ruled by King Charles II of Habsburg
* **Kingdom of England**, ruled by King Charles II Stuart
* **Dutch Republic**, ruled by William of Orange
* **Kingdom of Portugal**, ruled by King Peter II

## Members

### **2nd Generation**

King Louis XIIIQueen Henrietta Maria *(England)*Queen Élisabeth *(Spain)*Emperor LeopoldQueen Anne *(France)*King Peter II
### **3rd Generation**

King Louis XIVDuke PhilippeQueen Marie-Thérèse *(France)*King Charles IIPrincess EleanorCharles II, Elector PalatineDuchess Liselotte *(Orléans)*King Charles IIDuchess Henriette *(Orléans)*Stadtholder William
### **4th Generation**

Louis, The DauphinPrincess IsabellaLouis de BourbonQueen Marie Louise *(Spain)*Anne MariePhilippe Charles
Bow To Your King

**Bow To Your King** is the 5th episode in the series and the 5th episode of Season One.

## Plot Synopsis

With the war over, Philippe returns to the court and the soldiers to the construction of Versailles. Philippe has won glory, but returns from the battlefields a changed man. On the road to Versailles, a holdup leaves one of Cassel's henchmen dead: the trap is closing around the Duke. Louis decides to organize a spectacular Royal Show in the gardens of Versailles to celebrate the French victory. It is also part of his strategy to impose absolute control over the nobles, particularly the Duke of Cassel. For this, he engages the help of the duplicitous Montespan.

## Recurring Appearances

* George Blagden as Louis XIV of France
* Alexander Vlahos as Philippe of France
* Tygh Runyan as Fabien Marchal
* Stuart Bowman as Alexandre Bontemps
* Amira Casar as Béatrice, Madame de Clermont
* Evan Williams as Chevalier de Lorraine
* Noémie Schmidt as Henriette of England
* Anna Brewster as Madame de Montespan
* Sarah Winter as Louise de la Vallière
* Alexis Michalik as Duke of Rohan
* Pip Torrens as Duke of Cassel
* Lizzie Brocheré as Claudine Masson
* Anatole Taubman as Montcourt
* Steve Cumyn as Jean-Baptiste Colbert
* Elisa Lasowski as Marie-Thérèse of Spain
* Maddison Jaizani as Sophie de Clermont
* Peter Hudson as Dr. Masson
* Gilly Gilchrist as Jacques
* Tom Ainsley as Benoît
* Jerome Borenstein as Tomas
* Raphael Roger Levy as Mike

## Notes & Trivia

### History

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle that ended 'War of Devolution' between France and Spanish Empire was signed 2 May 1668.

### References

1. ↑ "Bow to Your King." *Versailles: Season 1*; created by Simon Mirren & David Wolstencroft; episode summary, episode 5; Capa Drama, Marathon, Incendo Canal, 2015, disc two.
2. ↑ War of Devolution at Wikipedia: War of Devolution at Wikipedia
Franco-Dutch War

Europe

The **Franco-Dutch War**, often just the **Dutch War**, was a conflict that lasted from 1672 to 1678 between the Dutch Republic and France, each supported by allies. France had the support of England and Sweden, while the Dutch were supported by Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and Denmark.

## *Related Pages*

* **Dutch Republic**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **William and King Louis**
* **The Sands of Time**