''The King's Way'' () is a novel by the
French author
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.
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, first published in 1981. It is the story of
Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné (27 November 1635 – 15 April 1719), known first as Madame Scarron and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon (), was a French nobility, French noblewoman and the second wife of Louis XIV, Louis XIV of France from 1683 until ...
, who in the 17th century was almost the queen of France. It follows her destiny, from her birth in a prison in
Niort
Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres.
The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area.
Geography
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and her poor childhood, to a marriage to a disabled poet, and her life in the court of
Louis XIV
LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...
,
King of France
France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions.
Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I, king of the Fra ...
, where she became his companion and finally his wife.
Television film
The TV-film with the same title was released in French in 1996. It has a playtime of 4 hours.
*Director:
Nina Companéez
*Writers: Françoise Chandernagor (novel), Nina Companéez
*Stars:
Dominique Blanc,
Mauricio Buraglia, and
Didier Sandre
References
External links
Françoise Chandernagor's official site
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
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