The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

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Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Superintendant who has been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of e...

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Jean-Marie Patte

Jean-Marie Patte

Louis XIV

Raymond Jourdan

Raymond Jourdan

Jean Baptiste Colbert

Silvagni

Silvagni

Cardinal Mazarin

Katharina Renn

Katharina Renn

Anne d'Autriche

Dominique Vincent

Dominique Vincent

Madame Du Plessis

Pierre Barrat

Pierre Barrat

Nicolas Fouquet

Fernand Fabre

Fernand Fabre

Michel Le Tellier

Françoise Ponty

Françoise Ponty

Louise de la Vallière

Joëlle Laugeois

Joëlle Laugeois

Marie-Thérèse

Maurice Barrier

Maurice Barrier

D'Artagnan

André Dumas

André Dumas

Le Père Joly

François Mirante

François Mirante

M. de Brienne

Roger Guillo

Roger Guillo

L'apothicaire

Louis Raymond

Louis Raymond

Le premier médecin

Maurice Bourbon

Maurice Bourbon

Le deuxième médecin