List of Les Rois maudits cast members and episodes

1972 main titles
Further information: Les Rois maudits (miniseries)

Maurice Druon's Les Rois maudits (The Accursed Kings) sequence of historical novels has been adapted twice as miniseries for French television.[1][2] Dubbed "the French I, Claudius",[1][3] the 1972 TV adaptation of Les Rois maudits was broadcast by the ORTF from 21 December 1972 to 24 January 1973 and has been called "hugely successful".[4] A joint French-Italian adaptation was broadcast on France 2 from 7 November to 28 November 2005.[5][6]

Cast

Role 1972 Adaptation 2005 Adaptation Character description
Robert of Artois Jean Piat[7] Philippe Torreton[5][8] Lord of Conches and Count of Beaumont-le-Roger
Mahaut of Artois Hélène Duc[7][9] Jeanne Moreau[5][8] Robert's aunt, and mother to Jeanne and Blanche
Philip the Fair Georges Marchal Tchéky Karyo[5][8] King of France
Louis, King of Navarre Georges Ser [7] Guillaume Depardieu[5][8] Philip's eldest son
Marguerite, Queen of Navarre Muriel Baptiste Hélène Fillières[5][8] Louis' wife
Philippe, Count of Poitiers Josep Maria Flotats Éric Ruf[5][8] Philip's second son
Jeanne, Countess of Poitiers Catherine Rich[10][11] Julie Depardieu[5][8] Philippe's wife and Blanche's sister
Charles, Count of La Marche Gilles Béhat Aymeric Demarigny [5][8] Louis and Philippe's younger brother
Blanche of Burgundy Catherine Hubeau Anne Malraux [5][8] Charles' wife and Jeanne's sister
Isabella, Queen of England Geneviève Casile [7] Julie Gayet[5][8] Philip's daughter, called the "She-Wolf of France"
Charles, Count of Valois Jean Deschamps Jacques Spiesser[5][8] Philip's younger brother
Gautier d'Aunay Vincent Gauthier Pierre Thorieton Equerry to Philippe, Count of Poitiers, and lover of Blanche
Philippe d'Aunay Patrick Lancelot Silvio Otteanu Equerry to Charles, Count of Valois, and lover of Marguerite
Guillaume de Nogaret Jacques Goasguen Jérôme Anger [5][8] Philip's prime councillor and keeper of the seal
Enguerrand de Marigny André Falcon Jean-Claude Drouot[8] Philip's coadjutor
Hugues de Bouville André Luguet Jean-Claude Brialy[8] Philip's chamberlain
Marguerite de Bouville Françoise Engel Hélène Duc [9][8] Bouville's wife
Jacques de Molay Xavier Depraz Gérard Depardieu[5][8] Grand Master of the Knights Templar
Geoffroy de Charney Pierre Nègre Ovidiu Ghinita Templar Preceptor of Normandy
Geoffroy de Gonneville Régis Outin Alin Otteanu Templar Preceptor of Aquitaine
Spinello Tolomei Louis Seigner[7] Luca Barbareschi[8] Siennese Lombard banker
Guccio Baglioni Jean-Luc Moreau Giuseppe Solieri [8] Tolomei's nephew
Lormet Georges Staquet Julien Lucas Robert of Artois' aide-de-camp
Eliabel Cressay Janine Crispin Hélène Vincent[8] Widow of the Squire of Cressay
Pierre Cressay Patrick Préjean Julien Tortora Her son
Jean Cressay Guy Saint-Jean Jérôme Huguet Her son
Marie de Cressay Anne Kreis Ana Caterina Morariu[8] Her daughter
Portefruit Robert Lombard Philippe Uchan Provost of Cressay
Everard Jean-Pierre Jorris Patrick Bouchitey[8] Knight of the Order of Templars
Jean de Marigny René Roussel Michel Hermon Archbishop of Sens and younger brother of Enguerrand de Marigny
Béatrice d'Hirson Catherine Rouvel[7] Jeanne Balibar[8] First lady-in-waiting to the Countess Mahaut
Alain de Pareilles Pierre Gallon Edouard Nikitine Captain of the King's Archers
Robert Bersumée Bruno Balp Dan Badarau Captain of the fortress Château Gaillard
Edward II of England Michel Beaune Christopher Buchholz[5][8] King of England and Isabella's husband
Clémence of Hungary Monique Lejeune Serena Autieri [5][8] Louis' second wife
Marie of Hungary Denise Grey Line Renaud[8] Clemence's grandmother
Jeanne, Countess of Beaumont Françoise Giret Toinette Laquière [8] Robert of Artois' wife
Eudeline Claudine Raffali Sophie de La Rochefoucauld [8] Servant with whom Louis has an affair and a daughter
Philip of Valois Benoît Brione Malik Zidi[8] Son of Charles, Count of Valois
Edward III of England Jean-Louis Broust Aurélien Wiik[8] Son of Edward II and Isabella
Philippa of Hainault Françoise Burgi Marie de Villepin[8] Queen Consort of Edward III, daughter of Guillaume, Count of Hainaut and Holland
Jeanne de Divion Annie Bertin Sophie Broustal [8] Forger in Robert of Artois' employ
Eudes of Burgundy Georges Riquier C. Florescu Brother of Marguerite, Queen of Navarre and Jeanne of Burgundy
Roger Mortimer Claude Giraud Bruno Todeschini[8] English baron and rebel
Hugh Despenser the Younger Gil Vidal Andy Gillet Favourite of Edward II
Lady Despenser Florence Dunoyer Angèle Humeau Despenser's wife
Jacques Duèze Henri Virlogeux Claude Rich[8] Cardinal who becomes Pope John XXII
Gaucher de Châtillon Jean Chevrier Wadeck Stanczak[8] Constable of France
Robert, Count of Clermont Alexandre Rignault Ioan Siminie Paternal uncle of Philip the Fair
Louis of Bourbon Robert Nogaret M. Radecu Son of Robert, Count of Clermont
Adam Orleton Jean Lanier Serge Maillat Bishop of Hereford and ally of Roger Mortimer
Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster William Sabatier Romain Rondeau [8] Son of Edmund Crouchback and nephew of Edward I
John Maltravers André Mathis Reus Alexandru Longtime friend and supporter of Roger Mortimer
Giannino Baglioni (John the Posthumous) Jean-Gérard Sandoz Lorand Stoica Son of Louis X and Clemence, raised in secret by Guccio Baglioni
Souastre Claude Brosset Frédéric Laforet Rebel baron in Artois
Ogle François Darbon Costica Barbulescu Barber loyal to Roger Mortimer
Adam Héron Michel Clainchy George Ulmeni Aide-de-camp of Philippe, Count of Poitiers
Mathieu de Trie Marcel Charvey Grégoire Aubuy-Taulère Louis' chamberlain
Jean de Cherchemont Daniel Gall Mircea Stohan Chancellor of Phillipe V, Charles IV and Philippe VI
Louis, Count of Évreux Robert Party N/A Philip the Fair's youngest brother
Thierry d'Hirson Yvon Sarray N/A Béatrice d'Hirson's uncle
Jeanne of Burgundy Ghislaine Porret N/A Sister of Marguerite, Queen of Navarre and Eudes of Burgundy; Philip of Valois' wife
Miles de Noyers Michel Favory N/A Nephew of Gaucher V de Châtillon, Marshal of France under Philip the Fair and later advisor to Louis X, Philippe V, Charles IV and Philippe VI
Roger Mortimer the Elder Samson Fainsilber N/A Mortimer's uncle
Edmund, Earl of Kent Eric Kruger N/A Half-brother to Edward II and cousin to the French royals
Jean of Hainaut Igor Tyczka N/A Brother and general to Guillaume, Count of Hainaut and Holland
Étienne de Mornay Michel Bertay N/A Chancellor of Charles of Valois
Raoul de Presles Christian Bertola N/A Philip's councillor
Francesco Caetani Maurice Nasil N/A Cardinal
Napoleone Orsini Pierre Marteville N/A Cardinal
Jean de Forez Roger Jacquet N/A Supporter of Philippe, Count of Poitiers
Gérard de Alspaye André Chazel N/A Guard at the Tower of London who aids in Mortimer's escape
Jacob van Artevelde Christian Barbier N/A Flemish merchant befriended by Robert of Artois
William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury Serge Maillat N/A Longtime friend and supporter of Edward III
Narrator Jean Desailly N/A
Jeanne, Lady Mortimer N/A Valérie Lang Mortimer's wife
Jeanne of Navarre N/A Buciu Maria Louis and Marguerite's daughter (4 years old)
Young Eudeline N/A F. Besson Louis and Eudeline's illegitimate daughter

Episodes

1972 miniseries

No. Title Original Airdate
1 "Le Roi de fer" 21 December 1972 (1972-12-21)
2 "La Reine étranglée" 28 December 1972 (1972-12-28)
3 "Les Poisons de la couronne" 3 January 1973 (1973-01-03)
4 "La Loi des mâles" 10 January 1973 (1973-01-10)
5 "La Louve de France" 17 January 1973 (1973-01-17)
6 "Le Lys et le lion" 24 January 1973 (1973-01-24)

2005 miniseries

No. Title Original Airdate
1 "Le Roi de fer" 7 November 2005 (2005-11-07)
2 "La Reine étranglée" 8 November 2005 (2005-11-08)
3 "Les Poisons de la couronne" 14 November 2005 (2005-11-14)
4 "La Louve de France" 21 November 2005 (2005-11-21)
5 "Le Lys et le lion" 28 November 2005 (2005-11-28)

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