Angélique and the King
Angélique and the King (French: Angélique et le Roy) is a 1959 novel by Anne Golon and Serge Golon, the second novel in the Angélique series. Inspired by the life of Suzanne de Rougé du Plessis-Bellière, known as the Marquise du Plessis-Bellière. The novel is set during the Franco-Dutch War (1672-1678).
| Author | Anne Golon & Serge Golon |
|---|---|
| Original title | Angélique et le Roy |
| Translator | Rita Barisse |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Series | Angélique |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Trévise & Colbert |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Preceded by | Angélique, the Marquise of the Angels |
| Followed by | Angélique and the Sultan |
Angélique's marriage to Jeoffrey de Peyrac is thought to be parallel to that of the daughter of Madame de Sévigné, Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné to the Comte de Grignan.
There are some parallels between the career of Angélique's second husband, Philippe de Plessis du Bellière, and that of the historical Comte d'Artagnan, well-known through his fictionalized depiction in Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers and its sequels.
In 1966, the book was adapted into a film titled Angelique and the King.