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Louise de La Valli猫re

Louis鈥� mistress for many years, Louise de la Valli猫re feels she is gradually losing the King鈥檚 heart鈥� yet she still loves him.

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knows she is the only woman to ever love him for what he is, not for his crown.

Louise knows that her adulterous relationship with the King, and the child she secretly bears, will be severely condemned by the church.

The shy pregnant mistress becomes a penitent martyr. She begs the King to grant her exile from the court so she can seek refuge in a convent and reconcile with God.