Le roi qui vient du sud: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Le roi qui vient du sud retraces step by step the tragic destiny of Henri IV, who was before becoming monarch of France, Henri II of Navarre, from his marriage to his cousin Marguerite de Valois called Margot, followed by a series of events, the massacre of Saint-Barthélemy, the war of religion, the plots against the monarchy, the difficulty of succession to the crown, his female conquests and until that fateful day on May 14, 1610, assassinated in Paris by Ravaillac.

Series details

• Title: Le roi qui vient du sud
• Format: Scripted
• Language: French
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 1979-02-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1979-02-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TF1
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 52 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 70116
• IMDb ID: tt0280305

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-02-08; final listed air date 1979-02-08; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Le roi qui vient du sud on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.