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The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

7.1

1966•1h 35m

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 exercizing power and overplays his hand by offering a bribe to Louis' mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed.

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Photo of Jean-Marie Patte

Jean-Marie Patte

Louis XIV

Photo of Raymond Jourdan

Raymond Jourdan

Jean Baptiste Colbert

Photo of Katharina Renn

Katharina Renn

Anne d'Autriche

Photo of Fernand Fabre

Fernand Fabre

Michel Le Tellier

Photo of Maurice Barrier

Maurice Barrier

D'Artagnan

Photo of André Dumas

André Dumas

Le Père Joly

Photo of Roger Guillo

Roger Guillo

L'apothicaire

Photo of Michelle Marquais

Michelle Marquais

Mme de Motteville

Photo of Pierre Pernet

Pierre Pernet

Monsieur

Photo of Gilette Barbier

Gilette Barbier

Pierrette Dufour

Photo of Jean Obé

Jean Obé

Le Vau

Photo of Jacques Charby

Jacques Charby

L'assistant de Le Vau

Photo of Georges Spanelly

Georges Spanelly

Seguier

Photo of Violette Marceau

Violette Marceau

Mlle de Chemerault

Photo of Paula Dehelly

Paula Dehelly

Mme d'Elboeuf

Photo of Jacques Préboist

Jacques Préboist

Mousquetaire

Photo of Pierre Frag

Pierre Frag

Marinier

Photo of Rita Maiden

Rita Maiden

Une paysanne

Photo of Jacqueline Corot

Jacqueline Corot

Madame Henrietta

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