Angélique A great love in danger

France, 1658. Angélique de Sancé (Nora Arnezeder), the daughter of a impoverished baron, grows up in her father's castle to become a beautiful and confident young woman. To save the family estate, Angélique is married off to the wealthy, much older Count Joffrey de Peyrac of Toulouse (Gérard Lanvin). Angélique's initial aversion to her husband slowly gives way to feelings of deep love and respect. However, their family happiness is short-lived. As a child, Angélique had unwittingly witnessed a plot against King Louis XIV (David Kross). When this is discovered by the conspirators many years later, Angélique is protected from their revenge by her influential husband. Yet, de Peyrac also finds himself in the sights of his envious rivals. His wealth, love of freedom, and enlightened spirit ultimately lead to his downfall. Under a pretext, de Peyrac is arrested, accused of witchcraft, and stripped of his possessions. In the Bastille's dungeon, he awaits his trial as a heretic. Angélique follows him to Paris completely destitute and does everything she can to save her husband and the honor of her family.