The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

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1966
1h 30min
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

Storyline

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.

  • Released

    1966

  • Runtime

    1h 30min

  • Director

  • Genre

    DramaHistory

  • Status

    Released

  • Language

    French

  • Production

    Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française

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