在这部蓬巴杜夫人爱情/历史片中,让娜（伊莲娜·德·芙吉霍尔 Hélène de Fougerolles 饰）是出生在一个平凡的资产阶级家庭之中的大小姐。让娜的母亲（伊丽莎白·马高尼 Elisabeth Margoni 饰）是一个野心勃勃的女人，一直希望能够靠着女儿的婚姻向更高一级的社交圈挺进。
一次偶然中，让娜邂逅了储君路易十五（文森特·佩雷斯 Vincent Perez 饰），郎才女貌的两人很快就坠入了情网。然而，这段感情注定会遭到整个宫廷的反对，因为相比于路易十五尊贵的王储身份，让娜只是一个平平无奇没有任何背景的平民女孩。可即便如此，路易十五还是坚定的将让娜带进了凡尔赛宫，册封为蓬巴杜侯爵夫人。两人的爱情抵挡的了纷飞的留言，却抵挡不过时间和现实的侵蚀。
Jeanne Poisson, the headstrong, ambitious, witty and erudite, catches the eye and heart of French King Louis XV at a costumed ball. She masters the art of seduction well enough to become accepted even by the Queen, corpulent mother of ten. As a sensibly chosen Royal 'favorite' mistress she is soon ennobled Marquise of Pompadour to facilitate her introduction at court. The immature dauphin (crown prince) proves a bitter and unrelenting enemy, joined by his imposed Saxon bride, and his sister at her deathbed. Although friends at court help Pompadour return, her health gives way.
并不真实的罗曼史。历史结局：国王另结新欢，寻得慰藉。。灰常可恨,路易十五的儿子。
