Philip Froissant

The dark secrets of a seemingly peaceful island threaten to swallow up an orphaned student when he grows close to a mysterious new teacher. (imdb)

Two young people meet. A fateful encounter - the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry. They marry of course and Elisabeth, a young woman ahead of her time, has to face the problems of the strict court life and the hostile mother in law.

John works as a bike courier in Berlin. One day, lawyers reveal to him that he is the heir to one trillion dollars, accumulated over the last 500 years. But this wealth comes with a prophecy and an impossible task for John... (imdb)