Building Versailles: A King’s Obsession For Magnificence | Rise & Fall Of Versailles | Real Royalty
Louis XIV
PG 2022 · 59 min · ★ 6.0 · History
Louis XIV was so powerful he took his name from the sun itself. So dominant he made the haughtiest aristocrats bend to his will. He was so insatiable that no one mistress could satisfy him for long. Throughout a long and turbulent life, Louis sought magnificence in all things. At the heart of this was the worlds most famous palace...Versailles
Directed by Little Dot Studios · Written by Real Royalty
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Samuel Theis Louis XIV -
Raphaëlle Agogué Marie Antoinette -
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Yann Babilée Calonne
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