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Palace of Whitehall

The **Palace of Whitehall** at Westminster, Middlesex, was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, except for Inigo Jones's Banqueting House of 1622, were destroyed by fire.

It had at one time been the largest palace in Europe, with more than 1,500 rooms, overtaking the Vatican, before itself being overtaken by the expanding Palace of Versailles, which was to reach 2,400 rooms.

It appeared in ”Etiquette“ when Henriette was sent to England to make a trade pact with her brother, King Charles II.

The palace was destroyed in 1691 and 1698, so in the series, the ***Château de Pierrefonds*** is the location.

## *Related Pages*

* **Palace of Whitehall/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of England**
* **House of Stuart**

## History

By the 13th century, the Palace of Westminster had become the centre of government in England, and had been the main London residence of the king since 1049. The surrounding area became a popular and expensive location. The Archbishop of York Walter de Grey bought a nearby property as his London residence soon after 1240, calling it **York Place**.

King Edward I stayed at York Place on several occasions while work was carried out at Westminster, and enlarged it to accommodate his entourage. York Place was rebuilt during the 15th century and expanded so much by Cardinal Wolseythat it was rivalled by only Lambeth Palace as the greatest house in London, the King's London palaces included. Consequently, when King Henry VIII removed the cardinal from power in 1530, he acquired York Place to replace Westminster (the royal residential, or 'privy' area of which had been gutted by fire in 1512) as his main London residence, inspecting its possessions in the company of Anne Boleyn. The name **Whitehall** or **White Hall** was first recorded in 1532; it had its origins in the white stone used for the buildings.
Luxembourg

The **Duke of Luxembourg** was one of Louis XIV's leading military strategists, helping in his war in Holland.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Some time before, he and his wife killed his in-laws with poison provided by Madame Agathe, in what is referred to as the "Affair of the Poisons".

### **Season Two**

Luxembourg travelled with the King to Holland and was with him for his key victories up until his assault on Amsterdam.

Upon the defeat, Luxembourg returned to the convent with Louis and was present for the talks about the potential ceasefire.

Once back in Versailles Luxembourg was revealed to have been familiar with Madame Agathe and was brought before The King. He confessed to having killed his relatives and believed he would escape. However the King had him imprisoned nonetheless.

He, Gaston, and several others who participated in the Affair of the Poisons were prisoners who awaited trial and witnessed the burning of Madame Agathe. It is unclear what happened to him or the other prisoners.

## Relationships

### Louis XIV of France

He accompanies King Louis to battle the Dutch in Central Europe.

## Historical Facts

* He had five children with his wife (who is unnamed in the show) Madeleine de Clermont-Tonnerre.
Duke of Rohan

**Louis de Rohan-Chabot,** Duke of **Rohan** is a childhood friend of Louis XIV and a highly skilled soldier.

He is also the ring leader of the conspirators in the coup against King Louis. In Season Two, it is revealed that he was a spy working secretly for William of Orange.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Already as a 20-year-old he was the Grand Huntsman of France (Grand Veneur de France), then Guard Colonel Louis XIV. He had to give up his job as a great hunter master later, when he was involved in the flight of the royal mistress Maria Mancini.
He participated in the war against Spain (1654-1659) and from 1672 on the Dutch war.

### **Season Two**

Rohan is captured by Fabien Marchal and his rebellion is crushed shortly after he kidnapped the Dauphin. He was thrown into a prison cell and rotting away within Versailles. His vision is later burned with the solar mirrors by Fabien Marchal, who also carried out a swift beheading.

## Relationships

### Louis XIV of France

Louis always called Rohan his friend. They were close since childhood. However, he was denied a seat at the court, in which Rohan harbored hatred for a man he once called his friend and made a deal with William of Orange.

### Mike

Musket Mike was a hired mercenary for Rohan and his conspirators to assassinate Henriette of England, when Mike was arrested, Rohan saved him and killed two musketeers in the process.
Littleton

Littleton is the town where the Peterson family lives.

## Buisnesses

* Lucky Dog Books- A booskstore where Buddy's mother, Skipper lives with Jerry Small.
* Littleton Fire Department- Where Paul Peterson works.
* Littleton News Office- Betsy Peterson's workplace and where the paper is published.
* Littleton Elementary- Where Lizzie, Charles, Sammy, David, Maria, and other kids go to school.
* Caring Paws- The local animal shelter and where Lizzie volunteers.
* Penny's Place- The Bean's daycare center where Molly lives.

## Houses

* The Peterson's
* The Santiago's
* Sammy's Family
* David's Family
* Luke's Family
* The Drake's
* Briana's Family
* Anjali's
* Tank's House
* Pixie and Pogo's House
Madame de Montespan

**Madame de Montespan** was one of Louis XIV's mistresses and a member of his court.

## *Related Pages*

* **Madame de Montespan/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **Affair of the Poisons**
* **Mistress**

## Biography

At age 12, she was raped by the Duke of Cassel.

## Relationships

### Louis XIV of France

Later 6 months after the death of Henriette, Louis turns his attention to Montespan and makes her his personal mistress. He later breaks it off with Montespan, which caused her to go unhinged.

### Madame de Maintenon

An old friend who was hired to be a wetnurse for her bastard son. After Montespan was excommunicated, Scarron then became the apple of Louis's eyes, causing envy for Montespan. When she spread a slanderous rumor involving Scarron, she was exiled to a nunnery by Louis XIV of France.

### Unnamed daughter

The daughter of Louis XIV. She was later diagnosed with smallpox. The doctor claims if she lives, the baby will suffer from scarring for the rest of her life. Montespan responds that if she lives, she will be sent to a convent. The baby later dies.
Father Etienne

**Father Etienne** was a French Catholic priest and occultist who was involved in the Affair of the Poisons.

He is known as a priest who takes in children of harlots under his care and is also an old friend of Madame Agathe.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Guibourg claimed to be the illegitimate son of Henri de Montmorency.

He was the sacristan of the Saint-Marcel church at Saint-Denis which was later destroyed during the French Revolution but described as being "the most beautiful of the parish churches of the town of Saint-Denis". He was formerly the chaplain to the Comte de Montgomery.

Despite his position, he is said to have kept a long-term mistress, Jeanne Chanfrain, with whom he had several children.

## Historical Facts

* He has been variously described as a "defrocked" or "renegade" priest and is said to have also had a good knowledge of chemistry.
Charles II, Elector Palatine

**Charles II, Elector Palatine** is the ruler of Palatinate, which is a part of the Holy Roman Empire.

He is also the elder brother of Princess Palatine.

## Biography

### **Charles II**

He was the son of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine and Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel.

His short reign was not glamorous. He appointed his incompetent former tutor Paul Hachenberg as chief minister, leaving his half-siblings, the "Raugraves", out of favor. He brought back his mother from Kassel and paid her immense debts. Charles was of a weak and timid nature, marked by familial childhood experiences. He showed a superficial enthusiasm for military life. Charles was a strict Calvinist. In 1671, his aunt, Electress Sophia of Hanover, arranged his marriage to Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark, daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark. Their marriage was childless.

Upon his death, the Electoral Palatinate passed to the Catholic Neuburg branch of the family. The rival claims to the Palatinate of his sister, Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans, Louis XIV of France's sister-in-law, was the pretext for the French invasion of the Palatinate in 1688, which began the Nine Years War.
Monsieur d'Angers

**Monsieur d'Angers** was a protestant pastor and Delphine's father.

## Biography

### **Season Three**

He was among many protestant folks refusing to recant and convert to Catholicism. The musketeers under the orders of Louvois rounded up his congregation. The monsieur, however, was thrown to the ground and executed by the musketeer firing squad.
Madeleine de Foix

**Madeleine de Foix** was the mother of Gaston de Foix and part of a debted noble family in France.

## Biography

### **Season Two**

She brought her son to Versailles to get him a position in the kings court, especially when their family is bankrupt. She is part of a black mass cult behind the Affair of the Poisons.

## Notes

* Even though Madeleine and her son Gaston de Foix are fictional, two noble spouses named *Madeleine Charlotte d'Albert d'Ailly de Foix* and *Jean Baptiste Gaston de Foix, duc de Randan* had been living in France in the 17th century.
I Am The State

**I Am The State** is the 2nd episode in the series and the 2nd episode of Season One.

## Plot Synopsis

Louis launches the Grand Enquête to check the legitimacy of the nobles' titles, the first stage in his strategy to bring rebellious minds to heal. The first victim is the ever-conspiring Montcourt. The entire court now feels vulnerable. But Louis' political victories are undermined by more intimate dilemmas as his sibling rivalry with Philippe takes even nastier turns. Louis can't stand the wild escapades of his flamboyant, homosexual brother who, for his part, claims his regal perogative to show his warrior skills on the battlefield. (1)

## 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
* Lizzie Brocheré as Claudine Masson
* Dominique Blanc as Anne of Austria
* 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 Dr. Masson
* Gilly Gilchrist as Jacques
* Joe Sheridan as François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois
* Geoffrey Bateman as Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
* Anna Cottis as Lauren
* Calum McPherson as Big Fella
* Marie-Agnès Ganga as Nabo

## Notes & Trivia

### References

1. "I Am the State." *Versailles: Season 1*; created by Simon Mirren & David Wolstencroft; episode summary, episode 2; Capa Drama, Marathon, Incendo Canal, 2015, disc one.
Great Turkish War

Europe

The **Great Turkish War** or the **War of the Holy League** was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League consisting of the Habsburg Empire, Poland-Lithuania, Venice and Russia. Intensive fighting began in 1683 and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. The war was a defeat for the Ottoman Empire, which for the first time, lost large amounts of territory. It lost lands in Hungary and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as part of the western Balkans. The war was also significant in that it marked the first time Russia was involved in a western European alliance.

## *Related Pages*

* **Holy Roman Empire**
* **Ottoman Empire**
* **Leopold and Louis**
* **The Vatican**
Béatrice, Madame de Clermont

**Béatrice, Madame de Clermont** was a member of Louis XIV's court and the mother of Sophie de Clermont.

She also was a major player in the coup against Louis XIV of France, the Rebel Conspirators.

## Personality

Béatrice is treacherous and ambitious when it comes to giving her daughter a good match. She often deals with Sophie in a very strict and cold manner and does not hesitate to take the life of a person who could harm her – like Lauren who was killed by her in ”Revelations“. Also, she was born a Huguenot, a Protestant, and is not the noblewoman she claims to be.

## Biography

### **Season One**

The court knew her as the cousin of Chevalier de Lorraine and an ambitious mother hoping her daughter's beauty would catch the eye of the King.

## Notes

* Even though Béatrice and her daughter Sophie de Clermont are fictional, there is a royal house named *Clermont* in France.
Gaston de Foix

**Gaston** **de Foix** is the son of Madeleine de Foix and one of Madame Agathe's client in the Affair of the Poisons.

## Biography

### **Season Two**

He was a candidate to replace the murdered Monsieur de Reynaud, but missed the appointment and lost the position to Cassel.

## Notes

* Even though Gaston and his mother Madeleine de Foix are fictional, two noble spouses named *Madeleine Charlotte d'Albert d'Ailly de Foix* and *Jean Baptiste Gaston de Foix, duc de Randan* had been living in France in the 17th century.
Prince Annaba

**Prince Annaba** is a guest at the Palace of Versailles and an emissary from Assinia.

## Historical Facts

* Aniaba / Annaba was sent to France in May 1688 (so twenty years before he arrived there in the show), at the time of the arrival of the French on this coast west Africa. He converted to Catholicism, with Louis XIV as godfather.
* On August 1, 1691, baptized by Bossuet in the church of the Foreign Missions, sponsored by Louis XIV which he receives the first name (full name Jean-Louis), he takes advantage of the best preceptors , becomes an officer of a cavalry regiment with an annual rent of twelve thousand pounds, "*the first black officer of the French army*".
* He spent ten years in France before returning to Africa.
Episode Guide

The series of Versailles consists of three seasons with thirty episodes all together. Every season includes 10 episodes.

## O V E R V I E W

 2 | 10
 3 | 10

### **Season One**

Welcome To VersaillesI Am The StateMirror For PrincesThe RoadBow To Your KingInvalidesRevelationsDiplomacyEtiquetteBring The Garden Here
### **Season Two**

The LabyrinthA Still Small VoiceWho Will Watch the Watchmen?MiasmaWar and PeaceThe Sands of TimeA NightThe New RegimeSeven ShadowsOf Blood and Stone
### **Season Three**

Smoke and MirrorsTrust IssuesTruth Will OutCrime and PunishmentThe AfterlifeThe Wheel of FortuneThe Book of RevelationsOf Gods and MenThe TinderboxThe Legacy
A Still Small Voice

**A Still Small Voice** is the 12th episode in the series and the 2nd episode of Season Two.

## Plot Overview

Philippe is ordered to marry Princess Palatine to secure a German alliance, just as the Chevaliers exile is lifted. Louis hosts a ball for Palatines arrival. Another poisoning takes place.

## 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
* Evan Williams as Chevalier de Lorraine
* Anna Brewster as Madame de Montespan
* Pip Torrens as Duke of Cassel
* Steve Cumyn as Jean-Baptiste Colbert
* Lizzie Brocheré as Claudine Masson
* Elisa Lasowski as Marie-Thérèse of Spain
* Maddison Jaizani as Sophie de Clermont
* Geoffrey Bateman as Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
* Joe Sheridan as François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois
* Gilly Gilchrist as Jacques
* Suzanne Clément as Madame Agathe
* Mark Rendall as Thomas Beaumont
* Greta Scacchi as Madeleine de Foix
* Harry Hadden-Paton as Gaston de Foix
* Crystal Shepherd-Cross as Madame de Reynaud

## First Appearances

* Jessica Clark as Princess Palatine
* James Joint as Father Pascal

## Deaths

* Madame de Reynaud
* Jacques
Mistress

A **mistress** is a relatively long-term female lover and companion who is not married to her partner, especially when her partner is married to someone else.

The keeping of a mistress in Europe was not confined to royalty and nobility, but permeated down through the social ranks, essentially to any man who could afford to do so. Any man who could afford a mistress could have one (or more), regardless of social position. A wealthy merchant or a young noble might have a kept woman. Being a mistress was typically an occupation for a younger woman who, if she were fortunate, might go on to marry her lover or another man of rank.

## Individuals

#### **Louis XIV**

Louise de la VallièreHenriette of England †Madame de MontespanMadame de Maintenon
Marie-Thérèse and Leopold

The Queen and the Emperor were lovers, both original members of the House of Habsburg.. Leopald was married to Marie Therese's half sister Margerita Teresa, who had died sometime before the events of the series

## Season Three

Marie-Thérèse was considering on leaving France for Spain under the guise that her brother, King Charles of Spain, was gravely ill, only to run away with Emperor Leopold. When she chose to return to Versailles, Leopold felt betrayed by her and requested for her to be killed.

## Notes

* Leopold gave her a brooch in the shape of a cross.
Madame Secretan

**Madame Secretan** is the midwife for Robert, the bastard son of Louis XIII of France and Louise de la Fayette. Louis XIV of France and Philippe of France sought her out to learn of their bastard brother and determine whether or not their father had an affair. They learned their older brother died of a young age. Secretan is blind, but recognizes people by their voices.
Unconscious Mind

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## Plot

Mark is seen touring a technology convention of sorts, and he looks a little bit bored. Sniffles' inventions aren't that interesting to him, so he decides to sneak over to the more serious inventions by swinging from the above lights. He accidentally knocks a light down along the way which crushes Sniffles and Luna below. He looks at some different lazers, until he sees Motoko with a stand and a device with wires. Apparently, the device allows you to see into a tree friends subconscious thoughts. Mark reads this, but doesn't read any of the other details about the device.

Mark thinks it's interesting and notices that everyone is busy packing up; and surprisingly Motoko is taking a nap. Seeing that there are 2 of the devices, Mark decides to "borrow" one and return it when the convention continues the next day.

Later in the evening, Mark decides to go to his friend Sharky's house because he's curious about what goes on in her head. The two are seen hanging out as usual and watching TV, when Mark decides to put the helmet on her. She notices and Mark nervously explains what it does, to which Sharky says she doesn't think it's a good idea. However Mark ignores her and actives the device.

## Deaths

* Luna and Sniffles are crushed by a lamp.
Bastien

**Bastien de Pin** is a tanner and the brother of Jeanne and Guillaume and the father of Tristan in Paris.

## Biography

### **Season Three**

He despises the King. When his son, Tristan, was arrested, along with Olivier and several other peasants as retaliation for the riot that left Jean-Baptiste Colbert injured, he took it upon himself to kidnap Fabien Marchal to force an exchange for his sons release. When he agreed to release Fabien to the musketeers, Captain Hugues ordered him and his men to be shot down. Only Bastien made it out alive.
House of Stuart

The **House of Stuart**was one of the Royal Families in England, Scotland and Ireland. They made 8 Kings and 1 Queen of Scotland and 4 Kings and 2 Queens of Great Britain and Ireland.

## Kings and Queens

#### **The Stuart produced Four Kings and Two Queens of Great Britain and Ireland:**

* James I (1603-1625)
* Charles I (1625-1649)
* Charles II (1660-1685)
* James II (1685-1688)
* William III (1688-1702) and Mary II (1688 -1694)
* Queen Anne (1702-1714)

#### **The Stuart produced Eight Kings and One Queen of Scotland:**

* Robert II (1371-1390)
* Robert III (1390-1406)
* James I (1406-1437)
* James II (1437-1460)
* James III (1460-1488)
* James IV (1488-1513)
* James V (1513-1542)
* Mary (1542-1567)
* James VI (1567-1625)

## Members

### **1st Generation**

Queen Elizabeth *(Bohemia)*King Charles I
### **2nd Generation**

King Charles IIDuchess Henriette *(Orléans)*King James II

## History

The House of Stuart had held the office of High Steward of Scotland since Walter FitzAlan in around 1150. The royal Stewart line was founded by Robert II whose descendants were kings and queens of Scotland from 1371 until the union with England in 1707.

In 1503, James IV married Margaret Tudor, thus linking the royal houses of Scotland and England. Elizabeth I of England died without issue in 1603, and James IV's great grandson James VI of Scotland succeed the thrones of England and Ireland as James I in the Union of the Crowns. The Stuarts were monarchs of the British Isles and its growing empire until the death of Queen Anne in 1714, except for the period of the Commonwealth between 1649 and 1660.

In total, nine Stewart/Stuart monarchs ruled Scotland alone from 1371 until 1603. The last ruler of Scotland alone was James VI, who became the first dual monarch of England and Scotland in 1603. Two Stuart queens ruled the isles following the Glorious Revolution in 1688: Mary II and Anne. Both were the Protestant daughters of James VII and II by his first wife Anne Hyde and the great-grandchildren of James VI and I. Their father had converted to Catholicism and his new wife gave birth to a son in 1688, who was brought up a Roman Catholic and preceded his half-sisters; so James was deposed by Parliament in 1689, in favour of his daughters. But neither had any children who survived to adulthood, so the crown passed to the House of Hanover on the death of Queen Anne in 1714 under the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701 and the Act of Security 1704.

## Historical Facts

* Mary, Queen of Scots was brought up in France where she adopted the French spelling of the name Stewart (to *Stuart*).
Of Gods and Men

**Of Gods and Men** is the 28th episode of the series and the 8th episode of Season Three.

## Plot Overview

The brothers learn the identity of the masked prisoner and the Vatican's involvement with him. Whilst Philippe is sympathetic to the old man the revelation disturbs Louis and Cardinal Leto takes advantage of him by threatening to reveal the secret as he leans on Louis to marry Portuguese princess Isabella, thereby strengthening France's position. Bastien and Jeanne circulate pamphlets opposing the King's harsh taxes whilst the Chevalier is suspected of helping Protestants to flee the country.

## 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
* Catherine Walker as Scarron, Madame de Maintenon
* Evan Williams as Chevalier de Lorraine
* Jessica Clark as Princess Palatine
* Steve Cumyn as Jean-Baptiste Colbert
* Joe Sheridan as François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois
* Marie Askehave as Delphine
* Ken Bones as Cardinal Leto
* Matthew McNulty as Guillaume
* Anthony Flanagan as Bastien
* Jenny Platt as Jeanne
* Jean-Hugues Anglade as Man in the Iron Mask

## First Appearances

* Yohann Chopin as Jaubert
* Keith Barlett as Golovine
Mara Jade Skywalker

Heidi Shannon (*Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith* ands *Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds*)
Kath Soucie (*Star Wars: Empire at War*)

**Mara Jade Skywalker** is one of the antagonists turned protagonists of the *Star Wars* legends. She is the enemy, turned eventual lover and wife of Luke Skywalker, mother of Ben Skywalker, sister-in-law of Leia Organa and Han Solo, and aunt of Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin Solo and great-aunt of Allana Solo. Mara Jade Skywalker was, during different times in her life, an Emperor's Hand, a smuggler, and later a Jedi Master who sat upon the New Jedi High Council.

## Background

Mara Jade Skywalker was born in 17 BBY, 2 years after the downfall of the galactic Republic and the rise of the Galactic Empire. At a young age, Mara was highly Force-sensitive and she was immediately taken from her parents by Emperor Palpatine (really the Sith Lord Darth Sidious) to become one of his most deadliest assassins. As she grew up, she barely remembered her parents, but had memories of their reluctance to let their daughter go. Mara often came into conflict with her colleague and future father-in-law Darth Vader, possibly due to her young age and because of the Emperor's favoritism of the two. At just the age of fourteen, Mara was made an Emperor's hand after successfully breaking into Grand Moff Tarkin's chambers. However, she was unaware of other Emperor's Hands, as we're the rest of the squad. Due to her strong connection with the Force, she could hear Sidious from any corner of the Galaxy via a telepathic link.

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A Night

**A Night** is the 17th episode in the series and the 7th episode of Season Two.

## Plot Overview

Louis meets Guillaume d'Orange in a relentless combat and returns to Versailles full of new energy. The court is in shock of two new deaths and Montespan feels herself increasingly isolated.

## Recurring Appearances

* George Blagden as Louis XIV of France
* Alexander Vlahos as Philippe of France
* Stuart Bowman as Alexandre Bontemps
* Evan Williams as Chevalier de Lorraine
* Anna Brewster as Madame de Montespan
* George Webster as William of Orange
* Elisa Lasowski as Marie-Thérèse of Spain
* Harry Hadden-Paton as Gaston de Foix
* Steve Cumyn as Jean-Baptiste Colbert
* Joe Sheridan as François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois
* Maddison Jaizani as Sophie de Clermont
* Catherine Walker as Madame de Maintenon
* Mark Rendall as Thomas Beaumont
* Nathan Willcocks as Luxembourg
* Diana Stewart as Abbess Sybille
* Noémie Schmidt as Henriette of England *(ghost)*
* Phareelle Onoyan as Isabelle *(corpse)*

## First Appearances

* Hannah Arterton as Soeur Hermione
* Monsieur Maquet
Henriette and Louis

The only reason Louis arranged for Henriette to marry Philippe was for more than an alliance with England, but just keep tabs on her. He shared a romantic history with her her that he never had with Marie-Thérèse. Henriette was the love of his life, and **Louis**, knowing his brother was gay and in love with another, chose him as the husband.
Governor of the Bastille

The **Governor of the Bastille** is the prison governor and overseer of the Bastille, the prison consisting of the King's enemies and the worst criminals in France.

## Biography

### **Season Three**

He was hired to make certain the identity of the Man in the Iron Mask was kept a secret. Eventually Philippe of France encountered him in the Bastille. The Governor was burning any loose ends to protect the identity of the Man in the Iron Mask, even by killing a petty criminal named Macquart, and making him appear to be the Duc de Sullum, who Philippe was obsessed with finding. He was interrogated by Philippe and Marchal on the matter of the Man in the Iron Mask after a dagger with the Latin engraving 'Diavolo Mors' was discovered by an abandoned cottage outside Paris where one of his guardsmen was killed. When he confronted Alexandre Bontemps about Philippe of France and Fabien Marchal pursuing their investigation, Bontemps determined he no longer had the Governors confidence and stabbed him in the stables.

## Notes

* The name of the real governor at that time was *François de Montlezun*, but he was‘nt killed.
Madame de Maintenon

**Madame de Maintenon** is the mistress of Louis XIV of France and his second (and secret) wife.

## *Related Pages*

* **Madame de Maintenon/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **Castle of Villarceaux**

## Biography

### **Season Two**

She is a long time childhood friend of Madame de Montespan, who was introduced to Versailles as her child's caretaker and wet nurse.

Louis takes a liking toward her. After Madame de Montespan was excommunicated, Madame de Maintanon became King Louis' personal consort. Things quickly unraveled once Louis XIV of France learned Scarron once whored herself at Villarceaux.

### **M A I N**

* **Maintenon and Louis**
* **Maintenon and Montespan**
* **Maintenon and Delphine**
* **Maintenon and Liselotte**
Duke of Cassel

The **Duke of Cassel** was the rich and powerful Duke of Northern France, who lives alone in a castle.

He doesn’t need anyone or anything – least of all a young king determined to set new rules. He is also a major player in the conspiracy against the King's life.

## *Related Pages*

* **Duke of Cassel/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **Rebel Conspirators**
* **Sophie and Cassel's Wedding**

## Personality

Already a wealthy and powerful man, Cassel refuses to kowtow to the King, leading to political tensions. He is a skilled manipulator and conspires to bring down Versailles.

## Biography

### **Season One**

This weasel is every bit the otter-you-can't-trust as he teams up with Montcourt throughout the series to overthrow Louis XIV. The duo do not succeed, and, unlike his co-conspirator, Cassel retains his head throughout.

He refuses to acknowledge the Great Inquiry, to submit proof of his nobility or even to listen to the King’s messengers. He might be charming, but Cassel is also a skilled manipulator. He uses all means necessary to prevent Louis’ new order from becoming a reality, including sabotaging the construction of Versailles.

### **Season Two**

In Season Two, his station is raised to Justice Minister to replace the deceased Monsieur de Reynaud. Later on, he stepped down from his position after falling ill, not realizing he was poisoned by his wife and confessed his part in the conspiracy and revealed Thomas Beaumont to be a spy.

## Relationships

### Louis XIV of France

Although he despised Louis and never hid it. He however was promoted to Justice Minister after De Reynaud's death.

### Montcourt

Hired to stage a series of highway robberies. The trust between them is not there. Whenever a job goes bad, Cassel expresses his frustration and disapproval.

### Madame de Montespan

She has known Cassel for a very long time and hates him. She informs the King that he 'stole her childhood' when she was only twelve years old when the King asks her to go and fetch Cassel and bring him to Versailles. When Cassel sees her he calls her his 'little fig' and addresses her by her first name, Athénaïs, confirming Montespan's story. After she has succeeded in luring Cassel to court we see her weeping in her chambers from the shock of seeing him again although she keeps her composure perfectly in public. She does not hide her disgust for him.

### Sophie de Clermont

Casselwas ordered to wed Sophie by the King. He was not a good husband. The bedroom scene was always rough. He abused her relentlessly.

### Monsieur de Reynaud

Cassel despises de Reynaud for stealing his land. After his murder, Cassel was named a suspect. Cassel, however, did not deny the fact that he hated Reynaud and admitted his distaste for his family.

### Thomas Beaumont

Thomas, being a spy for William of Orange, knew about Cassel's role in the conspiracy. He blackmailed him for information on the King of France. What really drew Cassel's ire was how close Thomas was getting to Sophie.

## Notes

* Even though the character is fictional, there is a commune in northern France named *Cassel*.
History's Louis XIV of France

**Louis XIV**, known as *Louis the Great* or the *Sun King*, was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as *King of France* from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in European history. In the age of absolutism in Europe, Louis XIV's France was a leader in the growing centralisation of power.

## Portraits

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Henriette and Philippe

Their relationship is not one of love, but rather an affection conceived through duty. Henriette, being placid and rather sympathetic of mind, appreciates that she will never be the object of his desire, and instead finds solace and comfort in the company of the King. However, this causes evident disruption between the two brothers, especially concerning her pregnancy, when it was not clear who the father of her baby was.

It is clear that Philippe does care for her despite never showing outwards demonstrative love except to annoy Louis.
Bring The Garden Here

**Bring The Garden Here** is the 10th episode in the series and the 10th and final episode of Season One.

## Plot Synopsis

Duchess Henriette becomes suddenly ill when she returns from a visit to her brother in England. They fear she might have been poisoned, so King Louis XIV shuts all access To Versailles.

## 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
* 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
* Geoffrey Bateman as Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
* Raphael Roger Levy as Mike
* James Clack as Louis, The Dauphin

## Deaths

* Henriette of England
* Montcourt
Claudine Masson

**Claudine Masson** was the daughter of Dr. Masson and Louis XIV's personal doctor who later assumed the position herself.

She lived in a house with her father, where she also was killed by Father Etienne.

## *Related Pages*

* **Claudine Masson/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **Masson‘s House**

## Personality

Claudine has common sense and tries her best to act in the interests of her patients. She is observant and curious, using her knowledge in the pursuit of medicine.

## Biography

### **Season One**

Claudine Masson became the King's physician when he was poisoned, against her father's wishes. When her father accidentally drank poison, she had to choose who to save- her father or the King. She chose the King. By saving his life, she earned his trust - he gave her the job of being his physician.

## Relationships

### Fabien Marchal

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.
Charles II of England

**Charles II** is the *King of England*, the elder brother of Henriette of England and Louis XIV‘s cousin.

He residences in the Palace of Whitehall in London.

## Biography

### **Charles II**

Charles II was born under the star of Venus on the 29th of May 1630. His father was Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and his mother was the French catholic princess Henrietta Marie. His mother lamented his swarthy complexion (inherited from the medicis) and would later criticise him for inheriting the temperament of his grandfather Henry IV of France.

Charles' childhood was idealic but his teenaged years were tumultuous as his father went to war with his subjects in a conflict that became known as The English Civil War. From the age of twelve, Charles was present at key battles and remained a prominent figure throughout the war until he was sent abroad to rally support for his father to regain his throne. In 1649 King Charles I was beheaded and the monarchy disbanded in Britain rendering Charles as King Charles II; a king without a throne.

Charles travelled the courts of Europe looking for support or charity. He visited his mother and youngest sister Minette whom had sought refugee at the court of Louis XIV. Charles became enamoured with French fashion, decor, culture and particular the ladies of the French court. He made overtures to Montespan (which were rejected) and was involved with so many ladies that he was asked to leave the French court. He continued to travel around Europe for the next eleven years as Britain remained a republic. However in 1660 the monarchy was restored in England and Charles was invited back to rule the country.

### **Season One**

Charles II, though mentioned a handful of times throughout the first and second seasons, appears in just one episode of the first season in episode 9. Louis realizes he needs the aid of England if his ambitions to conquer Holland are to be achieved and needs to act fast before William of Orange becomes a king himself. As such Louis sends Henriette to negotiate an alliance with her older brother with hopes that Charles strengthen his relations with Rome and money will be enough. However despite being happy to see his younger sister he is not open to aiding France as he believe England’s get very little in return.

Henritte however is able to accept an alliance for payment of two million crowns as she reminds him that England is bankrupt due to a widespread plague and the great fire of London. Charles agrees to the alliance and accepts his sister’s term

Later on William of Orange confronts Charles about his potential alliance with France and his alliance to Holland. Charles informs William that he did no such thing and in fact was offering his young niece Mary’s hand to marriage with William. Despite this Charles still aids his cousin Louis’ conquest of the Dutch Republic

## Historical Facts

* He had no legitimate children but had numerous children from his many mistresses.
Edict of Fontainebleau

The **Edict of Fontainebleau** was an edict issued by Louis XIV of France, also known as the **Revocation of the Edict of Nantes**. The *Edict of Nantes* (1598) had granted the Huguenotsthe right to practice their religion without persecution from the state. Though Protestants had lost their independence in places of refuge under Richelieu on account of their supposed insubordination, they continued to live in comparative security and political contentment. From the outset, religious toleration in France had been a royal, rather than a popular policy.

The lack of universal adherence to his religion did not sit well with Louis XIV's vision of perfected autocracy: "Bending all else to his will, Louis XIV resented the presence of heretics among his subjects."

## *Related Pages*

* **Louis and Maintenon**
* **Kingdom of France**
Louise de la Vallière

**Louise de la Vallière** was one of Louis XIV's mistresses and a member of his court.

## Personality

Louise is a calm and godly person. She is very devout and modest and is afraid to go into hellfire because of her sins (she was the king's mistress). That is why she has been following the wish to go to a monastery in order to serve God only. She wants to leave Versailles behind.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Born on 6 August 1644 at the Hôtel de la Crouzille in Tours, Françoise Louise de La Baume Le Blanc (who very quickly was called by her middle name), was the daughter of Laurent de La Baume Le Blanc, Marquis de La Vallière and officer in the royal army, by his wife Françoise Le Provost, already a widow of a councillor in the Parlement of Paris. She spent her early infancy in her birthplace, the Château d'Amboise (where her father was governor) and the Château de La Vallière in Reugny, a possession of her family.

On the death of her father in 1651, Louise's mother married in 1655 in Blois for the third time to Jacques de Courtavel, marquis de Saint Rémy and butler of Gaston, Duke of Orléans, the uncle of King Louis XIV of France, then in exile in the Blésois. Louise served as a companion to the three younger daughters of the Duke of Orléans (the future Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Duchess of Alençon, and Duchess of Savoy), who were about her age, and was educated with them.

After the death of the Duke of Orléans, his widow moved with her daughters to the Luxembourg Palace in Paris and took the sixteen-year-old Louise with them.

## Historical Facts

* Louise was an accomplished and graceful rider and dancer.
Le Nôtre

**Le Nôtre** is the landscaping architect and the principal gardener at Versailles.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

André Le Nôtre was born in Paris, into a family of gardeners. Pierre Le Nôtre, who was in charge of the gardens of the Palais des Tuileries in 1572, may have been his grandfather.[3] André's father Jean Le Nôtre was also responsible for sections of the Tuileries gardens, initially under Claude Mollet, and later as head gardener, during the reign of Louis XIII. André was born on 12 March 1613, and was baptised at the Église Saint-Roch. His godfather at the ceremony was an administrator of the royal gardens, and his godmother was the wife of Claude Mollet.

The family lived in a house within the Tuilieries, and André thus grew up surrounded by gardening, and quickly acquired both practical and theoretical knowledge. The location also allowed him to study in the nearby Palais du Louvre, part of which was then used as an academy of the arts. He learned mathematics, painting and architecture, and entered the atelier of Simon Vouet, painter to Louis XIII, where he met and befriended the painter Charles Le Brun. He learned classical art and perspective, and studied for several years under the architect François Mansart, a friend of Le Brun.

## Historical Facts

* Le Nôtre also collaborated with Louis Le Vau and Charles Le Brun on the park at *Vaux-le-Vicomte* (the filming location of the Castle of Saint-Cloud).
Billy Thunderman

### Friends

Dr. Colosso, Taylor Hathaway, Frankie Hathaway, Louie Preston, Miles Preston, Ray Preston, Michelle Hathaway, other friends

### Enemies

Fairy Pinch-ess
Morgan
Darcy Wong
Mrs. Wong
Dr. Colosso (sometimes)

## Supernatural information

### Power(s)

Super Speed
Heat Vision (temporarily)

## Behind the Scenes

### Portrayed By

Diego Velazquez.

**William Kent "Billy" Thunderman** is the tritagonist of *The Thundermans*. He's Hank's and Barb's son, Phoebe's and Max's younger brother and Nora's and Chloe's older brother. He had superspeed.
Di Marco

**Di Marco** was a Knight of Damascus acting as a Vatican Priest serving under Cardinal Leto.

## Biography

### **Season Three**

He accompanied Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet to Versailles. When confronted by Philippe of France about the fact that he was a Knight of Damascus, Di Marco tried to kill him. He lost his dagger in the fountain during the struggle and tried to submerged Philippe in the water in an attempt to drown him, Philippe caught the upper hand when he found Di Marco's dagger and stabbed him with it.
Marie Louise d‘Orléans

**Marie Louise d’Orléans** is a French princess and the first daughter of Philippe of France and his first wife Henriette of England.

She is also the *Queen Consort of Spain*.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Marie Louise d'Orléans was born at the Palais Royal in Paris. She was the eldest daughter of Philippe and of his first wife, Henriette of England. As a petite-fille de France she was entitled to the attribute of Royal Highness, although, as was customary at court at the Palace of Versailles, her style, Mademoiselle d'Orléans, was more often used.

Charming, pretty and graceful, Marie Louise, who was her father's favourite child, had a happy childhood, residing most of the time in the Palais-Royal, and at the Castle of Saint-Cloud situated a few kilometres west of Paris. Marie Louise spent a lot of time with both her paternal and maternal grandmothers—Anne of Austria, who doted on her and left the bulk of her fortune to her when she died in 1666; and Henrietta Maria of England, who lived in Colombes.

Marie Louise's mother died in 1670. The following year, her father married Liselotte of Palatine. All her life, Marie Louise would maintain an affectionate correspondence with her stepmother.

### **Season Two**

When Princess Palatine meets Philippe for the first time, she wants to get to know Marie Louise and her little sister Anne Marie d‘Orléans.

### **Season Three**

Her uncle, Louis XIV of France wants her to marry King Charles II of Spain in order for him to secure his foothold upon Spain. Later she becomes the Queen Consort of Spain by marrying King Charles of Habsburg.

## Historical Facts

* According to various reports, Marie Louise and her cousin Louis, The Dauphin were in love, having grown up with each other.

* However, Louis XIV decided to use Marie Louise to forge a link with Spain and forced her to marry the invalid Charles II of Spain, which belonged to the House of Habsburg.
Eleanor of Austria

**Eleanor of Austria** is a German princess and the niece of Emperor Leopold.

Leopold seeks the Vatican to crown her Queen of Spain.

## *Related Pages*

* **Eleanor of Austria/Gallery**
* **Holy Roman Empire**
* **House of Habsburg**

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Born in Regensburg, she was the daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Eleanor of Mantua.
Henriette of England

**Henriette of England** was the *Duchess of Orléans*, the first wife of Philippe and a prior mistress of Louis XIV.

## *Related Pages*

* **Henriette of England/Gallery**
* **Kingdom of England**
* **House of Stuart**

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Princess Henriette was born on 16 June 1644, on the eve of the Second Battle of Newbury during the Civil War, at Bedford House in Exeter, a seat of William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford (1613–1700), who had recently returned to the Royalist side. Her father was King Charles I of England, her mother the youngest daughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici. All her life, Henriette would enjoy a close relationship with her mother, Queen Henrietta Maria.

She was brought to Paris by her mother, who returned to her homeland because of the civil war, at the age of two weeks, where she grew up in exile and constant lack of money. She was four years old when her father was executed in London.

To her older brother Charles II developed Minette, as it was called in the family, a deep, loyal relationship. As the youngest sister of a king without a kingdom, she had limited chances to marry, but made up for it through a profound education. With the restoration of Charles's royal dynasty in 1660, Henrietta Anne Stuart was nevertheless a "good match" and married on March 31, 1661 with her cousin Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans, Monsieur, the brother of King Louis XIV of France.
Hugues

**Hugues** is a musketeer captain.

## Biography

### **Season Three**

He is ordered by Louis XIV of France to accompany Philippe of France and Guillaume in rescuing Fabien Marchal from Bastien and his brigands. Instead of agreeing to a prison exchange, he was ordered personally by King Louis to eliminate the abductors, but only Bastien escaped.
Louis, The Dauphin

**Louis de Bourbon** is the son of Louis XIV and Marie-Thérèse and is heir to the French throne, the **Dauphin.**

## *Related Pages*

* **Louis, The Dauphin/Gallery**
* **The Dauphin and Louis**
* **Kingdom of France**
* **House of Bourbon**
* **House of Habsburg**

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Louis was born on 1 November 1661 at the Château de Fontainebleau, the eldest son of Louis XIV of France and Marie-Thérèse of Spain. As a *Fils de France* ("Son of France") he was entitled to the style of Royal Highness. It was for this occasion that Jean-Baptiste Lully composed the motet Plaude Laetare Gallia.

He was initially under the care of royal governesses, among them being Julie d'Angennes and Louise de Prie de La Mothe-Houdancourt. When Louis reached the age of seven, he was removed from the care of women and placed in the society of men.

He received Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, as his governor and was tutored by Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux, the great French preacher and orator, without positive result.

## Historical Facts

* Louis was baptised on 24 March 1662 at the chapel of the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. At the ceremony, the Cardinal de Vendôme and the Princess of Conti acted as proxies for the godparents, Pope Clement IX and Queen Henrietta Maria of England.
* According to various reports, Louis and his Cousin Marie Louise d‘Orléans were in love, having grown up with each other. However, Louis XIV decided to use Marie Louise to forge a link with Spain and forced her to marry the invalid Charles II of Spain, the Dauphin's own half-uncle.