FAQ

Once a hunting lodge used by King Louie's family, originally built by Louis XIII, now transcended into a castle in the Parisian outskirts to resemble a vision of absolute monarchy which King Louie XIV dreamt.

No, Versailles is based on true events. The Three Musketeers is fictional, although Louis XIV's bodyguards are musketeers. Dumas' novel was set during the reign of Louis XIII, around 1625, before the future Louis XIV was born in 1638. Louis XIV and Phillippe are thus the sons of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, both of whom appear in the Three Musketeers storyline. Dumas's Three Musketeers sequel "Twenty Years After" takes place around 1645, during the childhood reign of Louis XIV.

He showed bisexual tendencies. Chevalier Philippe de Lorraine was his actual lover. However, Phillippe tended to be with others as well, men or women. Philippe was married to other women, but they could not 'love him' without the Chevalier's permission.

Southwest in the outskirts of Paris, France.

No, the French Revolution wasn't for another 100 years after Louie XIV began his expansion of Versailles.

More than 50 years, there were two phases in the expansion. Phase One lasted nearly two decades, phase two took more than 35 years. The expansion ended the year Louis XIV died.

Yes he was, aside from creating and coordinating certain dances for balls and galas, he was also frequently into dancing ballet, not just for recreation, but professionally.

The Hall of Mirrors!

The band is M83

I am the King of my own land

Facing tempest of dust, I'll fight until the end

Creatures of my dream raise up and dance with me

Now and forever I'm your King

Though he was married, it was an arranged marriage. He sought solace and comfort in other women because he could not find that in Marie-Thérèse. It was a loveless marriage. He did however have a lover, Henriette of England.

Louis, though married, wanted to be close to her. She meant more to him than an alliance with England. Philippe was bisexual and already loved another, therefore Louie kept tabs on Henriette.

The House of Bourbon!

This is a French-Canadian television show. The original air dates are for Canal+(Canada) and this show is a Canal+ original, Ovation(US) airs them months later.

Season One: The Rebel Conspirators(led by Rohan) and William of Orange

Season Two: William of Orange and The Affair of the Poisons(Orchestrated by Madame Agathe)

Season Three: King Louis XIV of France

Note: This is in order from the first death to the most recent.

Before the Series

Louis XIII died long before the series. It was said he died of tuberculosis.

Season One

Queen Anne of Austria died of Breast Cancer in her bed.

Nabo drowned in a fountain outside Versailles.

Françoise Parthenay and members of her family are murdered during a robbery by Montcourt and his men.

Charlotte Parthenay is shot while fleeing the robbery by Montcourt. She later died on her journey back to Versailles.

Tomas is shot while staging a highway robbery with Montcourt.

Lauren is garroted by Béatrice de Clermont to cover her tracks.

Dr. Masson accidently ingested a poison that was meant for King Louis.

Béatrice de Clermont is beheaded by Jacques on Fabien Marchals orders as punishment for murder and treason.

Henriette of England is poisoned during her trip back from England. She later dies in her bed.

Montcourt is stabbed by Louis XIV while facing off with him and Fabien Marchal.

Season Two

Mike and the last of Rohans men are massacred in a last stand by the musketeers, led by Fabien Marchal.

Monsieur de Reynaud is poisoned by an unknown entity. Madame Agathe was behind the poisoning.

Rohan has his vision burned and is beheaded by Fabien Marchal on Cassels orders.

Madame de Reynaud is poisoned in her cell by an unknown entity. Madame Agathe was behind the poisoning.

Jacques has a dagger thrown to his neck by Thomas Beaumont after catching him carve a message in a tree.

Madeleine de Foix ingests a vial of poison to avoid a fate of decapitation. Madame Agathe later confirms her death.

Father Pascal is poisoned by Gaston de Foix after being tricked into writing a fake suicide note. His body is then lynched.

Claudine Masson was poisoned in her home by a home invader. She was alive long enough to give Fabian a beaded rosary to clue him on the killer. It was revealed later that Father Etienne was her killer.

Isabelle Colbert was poisoned by Madame de Montespan. She was later discovered floating dead in the fountain.

De Witt was executed off-screen by the mob in Amsterdam. This was confirmed later in the show.

Monsieur Maquet and Madame Maquet each ingests a vial of poison after Gaston furthered his blackmailing on them.

Solange is strangled by Montespan after being discovered as a spy for Marie-Thérèse.

Father Etienne is stabbed by Fabien Marchal after revealing he killed Claudine.

Cassel was being strangled by Thomas Beaumont, though he wasn't finished off, he overexerted himself to death.

Thomas Beaumont is shot by Chevalier de Lorraine while attempting to flee Versailles.

Madame Agathe is burned at the stake for orchestrating the Affair of the Poisons on King Louis's orders.

Gaston de Foix and Luxembourg were awaiting execution for treason. It is unclear if they were burned alive or set free.

Season Three:

Olivier is skewered with a spear in the town square by Captain Hugue on Fabian Marchal's orders.

Governor of the Bastille is stabbed in the ribs by Alexandre Bontemps.

Di Marco is stabbed with his own dagger by Prince Philippe.

Queen Marie-Thérèse of Spain is infected by an insect set loose in her room by Sophie de Clermont. She experienced fevers and hilucinations up to her death.

The Man in the Iron Mask is poisoned by King Louis and Prince Philippe.

Monsieur d'Angers is executed outside his home by musketeers on orders or Louvois.

Jean-Baptiste Colbert falls ill and dies in his bed.

Tristan de Pin and several rebel fighters are killed by musketeers while attempting to assassinate King Louis.

Guillaume de Pin is killed by his family rebels during the assassination attempt.

Jeanne de Pin is shot by Jaubert.

Bastien de Pin is shot by Prince Philippe just as he was about to kill King Louis.