Great people performed deeds that brought them eternal glory. Many of them performed well in love games. Despite their position, fame, and responsibilities, they obeyed the dictates of their hearts. Some consider this a weakness, others - an excessive love of life and women. Claude Dufresne, historian, publicist, television producer, compiled a worthy gallery of passionate lovers, including Francis I, Henry IV, Louis XIV, Victor Hugo, Napoleon III, Honore de Balzac and others. Great deeds - great passions! The love lives of famous writers and glorious monarchs, their sensual “track record” shows us that a small story sometimes has nothing to envy a big one.