The action takes place in the middle of the 15th century in France. The story of a handsome count, who is reputed to be a heartthrob and suffers from excessive attention to other people's wives. His uncle, the Duke of Bourbon, is trying to marry his notorious nephew. However, all these attempts are unsuccessful. Observing the sophisticated cunning with which wives cheat on their husbands, Comte de Sancerre makes a firm decision to abandon marriage forever. The King of France, outraged by this behavior, and most of all by the count's latest prank, decides to expel him. However, the king's brother, the Duke of Orleans, unexpectedly sides with the count. He offers the king another solution...