Louis XIV — The Taking of Power by Louis XIV Character Profile

About Louis XIV

The young king who initially appears lazy and womanizing but secretly collaborates with Colbert to centralize royal authority, outmaneuver political rivals, and dismantle the nobility's power through schemes and the construction of Versailles.

Louis XIV — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Jean-Marie Patte

Appears in

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Louis XIV — Conflict Political Rival — Nicolas Fouquet (Pierre Barrat)

  Fouquet represents the entrenched financial power that threatens royal absolutism.

• Louis XIV — Power Monarch And Regent — Cardinal Mazarin (Silvagni)

  Mazarin governs the kingdom on behalf of the young king, establishing the initial power dynamic.

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More characters from The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

• Jean Baptiste Colbert (Raymond Jourdan)
• Cardinal Mazarin (Silvagni)
• Anne d'Autriche (Katharina Renn)
• Le Père Joly (André Dumas)
• Madame Du Plessis (Dominique Vincent)
• Le chef-cuisinier (Guy Pintat)
• Le premier médecin (Louis Raymond)
• M. de Soyecourt (Georges Goubert)
• M. de Brienne (François Mirante)
• Mme de Motteville (Michelle Marquais)
• Nicolas Fouquet (Pierre Barrat)
• Monsieur (Pierre Pernet)