The marriage of Louis XIV of France with Marie Therese of Spain in 1660 was an arranged union meant to serve a political purpose. However, Louis XIV married in secret some years later when he fell in love with the Marquise de Maintenon. This is an extraordinary story of a woman who captured the king’s heart and became his wife against the royal conventions of the court of Louis XIV of France.


The images used are in the Public Domain.
Music – YT Audio Library.