THE GRAND CONDE, LOUIS XIV’S RIVAL

Exceptional destinies

An episode from the series SECRETS OF HISTORY - PORTRAITS

Synopsis

Louis II de Bourbon-Condé, a prince of royal blood and a military genius, seemed destined for the highest offices. But his hatred of Mazarin led him to rise against his own cousin, King Louis XIV.

Condemned to exile and stripped of his titles, the Grand Condé still managed to win back the king's favor.