The King's Daughters is a term used to refer to the approximately 800 young French women who immigrated to New France between 1663 and 1673 as part of a program sponsored by King Louis XIV. The program was designed to boost New France's population both by encouraging Frenchmen to move to the New World, and by promoting marriage, family formation, and the birth of French children in the colony. The term refers to those women and girls who were recruited by the government and whose travel to the colony was paid for by the king. They were also occasionally known as the King's Wards.
Jean Raspail was a French explorer, novelist, and travel writer. Many of his books are about historical figures, exploration and indigenous peoples. He was a recipient of the prestigious French literary awards Grand Prix du Roman and Grand Prix de littérature by the Académie française. The French government honoured him in 2003 by appointing him to the Legion of Honor, with the grade of Officer. Internationally, he is best known for his controversial 1973 novel The Camp of the Saints, which is about mass third-world immigration to Europe.
"Le bon roi Dagobert" is a French satirical anti-monarchical and anti-clerical song written around 1787. It references two historical figures: the Merovingian king Dagobert I and his chief advisor, Saint Eligius (Éloi), the bishop of Noyon. The song is directed against Louis XVI and the ties maintained by the Catholic Church with the ancien régime, but it was used more broadly against monarchies in French history.
Marly-le-Roi is a commune in the Yvelines department in the administrative region of Île-de-France, France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 18.4 km (11.4 mi) from the centre of Paris.
Marie-Louise O'Murphy, also variously called Mademoiselle de Morphy, La Belle Morphise, Louise Morfi or Marie-Louise Morphy de Boisfailly, was the youngest lesser mistress of King Louis XV of France, and the model for François Boucher's painting The Blonde Odalisque, also known as The Resting Girl.
Les Rois mages is a French comedy film released in 2001, made by Bernard Campan and Didier Bourdon. They also star in the film, playing the roles of Balthazar and Melchior respectively. Pascal Légitimus, the third member of the humorist group Les Inconnus, also stars in the film as Caspar.
The Bâtiments du Roi was a division of the Maison du Roi in France under the Ancien Régime. It was responsible for building works at the King's residences in and around Paris.
Le Mesnil-le-Roi is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is about 3.5 km (2 mi) from Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Nicolas-Félix Van Dievoet called Vandive, écuyer, (c.1710–1792) was a French court official
Toi, le venin is a 1959 French mystery film directed and written by Robert Hossein, based on the novel C'est toi le venin... by Frédéric Dard. The music score was by André Hossein. The film tells the story of a young man who has affairs with two sisters.
Les Poissons rouges ou Mon père ce héros is a play by French dramatist Jean Anouilh. It premiered at the Théâtre de l'Œuvre on 21 January 1970.
Short Head is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Norbert Carbonnaux, written by Michel Audiard and starring Fernand Gravey, Micheline Dax and Jean Richard. The film is known under the alternative title Photo Finish.
Love and the Frenchwoman is the US title of a 1960 French anthology film originally entitled La française et l'amour. It starred Jean-Paul Belmondo and Dany Robin.
Mon Roi, also known as My King, is a 2015 French drama film directed by Maïwenn. The film stars Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot, Louis Garrel and Isild Le Besco. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Bercot won the award for Best Actress.
A King Without Distraction is a 1963 French mystery film directed by François Leterrier, starring Claude Giraud and Colette Renard. The story is set in the winter of 1843 and follows a police captain who investigates the disappearance of several little girls from a village.
Burning Fuse is a 1957 French-Italian thriller film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Raymond Pellegrin, Charles Vanel and Peter van Eyck. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The films sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.
The Cinema of Benin refers to the film industry of the Republic of Benin in West Africa.
Marie Brigitte O'Murphy (1729–1793), was a mistress to Louis XV of France from 1755 to 1757. She was the king's Petite maîtresse, not his Maîtresse-en-titre.
Camille Pascal is a French writer and senior civil servant.
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