Summary
In an audacious bid for anonymity, Princess Mary of Burgundy casts off her royal mantle, adopting the unassuming guise of 'Yolanda' to immerse herself in the vibrant anonymity of a silk fair. There, amidst the bustling marketplace, fate orchestrates a clandestine encounter with Maximilian, himself cloaked in the humble accoutrements of a knight, a disguise that belies his true noble lineage. A passionate, unforeseen romance blossoms between these two incognito aristocrats, a fleeting idyll soon shattered by the machinations of sinister conspirators who ensnare Maximilian, framing him and consigning him to a bleak prison cell. It is Mary, abandoning all pretense of her commoner persona, who ingeniously orchestrates his daring liberation. Their reunion ignites plans for a union of profound affection, yet their personal aspirations collide violently with geopolitical realities. The formidable Swiss Confederacy, poised on the precipice of war, issues a dire ultimatum to Mary's father, the Duke: a marital alliance between Mary and Maximilian will inevitably trigger a devastating conflict. Cornered by this existential threat, the Duke reluctantly betroths his daughter to the unstable Dauphin of France, a politically expedient but emotionally ruinous match. Undeterred by the specter of international conflict, Maximilian, fueled by an unyielding devotion, resolves to reclaim his beloved from this forced marital pact, even if his courageous defiance plunges the entire region into the throes of a brutal war.
Synopsis
Princess Mary of Burgundy, traveling in disguise using the name of Yolanda, attends a silk fair and falls in love with Maximilian, who has disguised himself as a knight. Later Maximilian is framed and imprisoned by conspirators, but is saved by Mary. She and Maximilian plan to wed, but when the Swiss threaten Mary's father, the duke, with war if the marriage occurs, he arranges a marriage for her with the mentally unstable Dauphin of France. Maximilian determines to rescue her from marriage with the dauphin--even if it means war with the Swiss.
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