''The King's Way'' (french: L'Allée du Roi) is a novel by the

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Françoise Chandernagor Françoise Chandernagor (born 15 June 1945, Palaiseau) is a French writer. The daughter of André Chandernagor, she is a former student of the École nationale d'administration, and she became a member of the Council of State in 1969. Biography ...

first published in 1981. It is the story of Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, who in the 17th century was almost the queen of France. It follows her destiny, from her birth in a prison in

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and her poor childhood, to a marriage to a disabled poet, and her life in the court of

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, where she became his companion and finally his wife.

The film

The TV-film with the same title was released in French in 1996. It has a playtime of 4 hours.IMDB datasheet
/ref> Director: Nina Companéez Writers: Françoise Chandernagor (novel), Nina Companéez Stars: Dominique Blanc, Mauricio Buraglia and Didier Sandre

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1981 French novels French historical novels French novels adapted into television shows French novels adapted into films Novels set in Early Modern France Novels set in the 17th century {{1980s-hist-novel-stub