Isabelle de la Croye, a young Burgundian countess, flees from her uncle Charles the Bold's court to avoid marrying William de La Marck, the man the Duke of Burgundy destines to her. She seeks hospitality and protection from Louis XI, the King of France. Unfortunately the messenger carrying her request betrays her and brings the missive to William de La Marck instead. Isabelle gets away from La Marck's clutches only thanks to the intervention of Quentin Durward, a young Scottish mercenary...
—Guy Bellinger