Miniseries
(1996)
Overview
This 2-part TV movie traces the life of Françoise d'Aubigné, who became Madame de Maintenon. After a brief introduction to her early life, the story takes shape with her marriage to the satirical poet Paul Scarron, and continues through to her prodigious rise to the court of Louis XIV, whose morganatic wife she became in 1683 at the age of 48. The film focuses in particular on her period as governess to the illegitimate children Madame de Montespan had with the king, and her stormy relationship…
Cast
as Duchesse de Bourgogne
as Cabart de Villemont
as Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
as Louis XIV
as Paul Scarron
as Louis de Mornay, marquis de Villarceaux
as Françoise-Athénaïs de Montespan
Episodes
Episode 1 8.0
January 1, 1996
This section presents the youth of the future Madame De Maintenon, born Françoise d'Aubigné. We follow her through her …
Episode 2 8.0
January 2, 1996
While Françoise devotedly brought up the children of the King and Madame de Montespan, the King gradually developed the…