Episode 2

Overview

Mazarin governs alongside Anne of Austria, continuing the authoritarian policies inherited from Richelieu. The great nobles, frustrated at being pushed aside, gather in secret and fuel popular discontent. The Parlement, already hostile, joins the critics and strengthens the opposition. Aristocratic salons become centers of intrigue against the cardinal. This part establishes a climate of political suffocation in which the “princes in a cage” search for a way out.

Guest Stars

Marie-Christine Adam

Madame de Longueville

André Reybaz

Vincet de Paul

Maurice Sarfati

Gondi / Retz

Fernand Guiot

Monsieur, Frère du Roi

Jacques Mauclair

Théophraste Renaudot

Nicolaï Arutene

Jean

Teddy Bilis

Victor

Claude Carvin

Villequier