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Versailles is a historical drama television series set in 17th-century France. Developed by Simon Mirren and David Wolstencroft, the series premiered on 16 November 2015 on Canal+ and concluded on 21 May 2018. Comprising three seasons and a total of 30 episodes, the series explores the efforts to institutionalize absolute monarchy through the construction of the Palace of Versailles by King Louis XIV. Plot In 1667, following the Fronde uprisings, King Louis XIV decides to relocate from Paris and

Marie Antoinette, one of the last foreign-born queens to ascend the throne of France through dynastic marriages in 18th-century Europe. Her life is regarded as one of the key historical examples documenting the final years of absolute monarchy, the political transformation of the French Revolution, and the position of the royal family during the revolution. Early Life and Family Marie Antoinette was born on 2 November 1755 in Vienna. A member of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, she was the daughte

Versailles is a historical drama television series set in 17th-century France. Developed by Simon Mirren and David Wolstencroft, the series first aired on Canal+ on 16 November 2015 and concluded on 21 May 2018. Comprising three seasons and a total of 30 episodes, the series explores the efforts to institutionalize absolute monarchy through the construction of the Versailles Palace under King Louis XIV. Plot In 1667, following the Fronde uprisings, King Louis XIV decides to relocate from Paris a