Secret du Roi
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Sep 26, 2026
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Alongside his official ministers and official ambassadors, Louis keeps a private network of agents who report to him alone.
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It is called the Secret du Roi, the king's secret.
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His own ministers do not know it exists.
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Sometimes it works against their policies.
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Now, this king has a secret.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Alongside his official ministers and official ambassadors, Louis keeps a private network of agents who report to him alone.
speaker_0NARRATOR
It is called the Secret du Roi, the king's secret.
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His own ministers do not know it exists.
Simon WhistlerHOST
But whatever really happened, not long after the party, d'Eon found himself invited in on the King's little secret.
Simon WhistlerHOST
Better known as the Secret du Roi, the secret in question was a network of spies and back-channel diplomats that Louis had embedded across Europe.
Simon WhistlerHOST
It was a clandestine operation that served the King and the King alone.
Simon WhistlerHOST
That same year, d'Eon was recruited into its ranks.