"La Galaxie Louis XIV, conspiracies, love, power", the queen of shadow

"Even if Madame Scarron becomes her mistress, he finds in her above all a woman according to her heart, a confidant, a partner whose patience and discretion are down from the excessive character of Athenaïs. Far from the flamboyant passion of the Montespan, Madame Scarron gives to Louis XIV serenity, tenderness and true intimacy..." In 1680, the monarch was 42 years old and Françoise d'Aubigné, widow of the poet Scarron, three more years – the t…