France of the XVII century. A young beauty Angelica marries Count de Peyrac, who has a huge state and is considered to be awizard. Initially Angelica hates her husband, but gradually begins to realize that the harsh exterior hides a charming, kind, sensitive and fair man. Between spouses erupts true love, but the idyll is short-lived. King Louis XIV, who has recently visited the castle of De Peyrac, begins to be tormented by the envy of family happiness and wealth of his subject. De Peyrac is imprisoned in the Bastille and is waiting for execution. But Angelica is ready to fight for her love until her last breath. The aid of vigorous and independent beauty comes from Nicolas - the leader of the Paris robbers, who has been in love with her for a long time.