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Jeanne Vaubernier, a working-class girl determined to climb the social ladder, uses all her charm to escape poverty. Her lover, Count du Barry, after becoming rich thanks to her love intrigues, wants to introduce her to the king, so with the help of the influential Duke de Richelieu, he devises their introduction.

But their first meeting exceeded all his initial expectations, because for King Louis XV. and Jeanne it will be love at first sight. With the courtesan, the king will rediscover his hunger for life, so much so that he can no longer imagine his life without her, so he decides to appoint her as his official favourite. And the result of all this is, of course, a scandal. Because no one else wants a girl from the street at court.