Twenty years after

D’Artagnan

Also known as Monsieur d’Artagnan · Lieutenant d’Artagnan · the Chevalier D’Artagnan · the Gascon · the lieutenant · the musketeer

A Gascon officer and former musketeer, now a captain, who protects the royal carriage during an organized attack in Paris. He accidentally kills his old friend Rochefort in the fighting and later plans to join the campaign in Flanders, hoping to become a marshal of France.

Porthos

Also known as Monsieur du Vallon · Du Vallon · Monsieur Porthos · Monsieur le Comte d’Artagnan · the Chevalier du Vallon · Du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds

A former musketeer and Athos’s companion, now Baron du Vallon. He fights beside D’Artagnan to clear the royal carriage, unknowingly kills the mendicant Maillard, and later recognizes Bonacieux as the man he killed. He plans to return to his barony with Mousqueton.

the young king

Also known as Louis XIV · the king of France

The child king of France, son of Anne of Austria. During the attack on the royal carriage, he insists on seeing what happens; afterward he praises D’Artagnan and invites him and Porthos to dinner.

Cardinal Mazarin

Also known as Mazarin · the cardinal · his eminence · the minister · Monsieur de Mazarin · Giulio · the Illustrious Coxcomb

Italian cardinal and chief minister to Anne of Austria. He rides in the royal carriage during the Paris attack, lowering its window blinds for safety.

Comminges

Also known as Monsieur de Comminges

A royal officer who returns to his post during the tumultuous procession. He has previously led the guards at the head of the royal procession to Paris.

the Swiss along the royal procession

Also known as the Swiss

Unnamed soldiers drawn up along the route through Paris. During the attack, armed crowds break through their line.

the musketeers accompanying the procession

Also known as the musketeers

D’Artagnan’s regiment, whose members support him and Porthos when armed insurgents attack the royal carriage.

the crowd welcoming the royal procession

Also known as the crowd · the multitude

Unnamed Parisians lining the royal route. During an organized attack, some hurl hostile cries at the king and Mazarin, while armed groups surge toward the royal carriage.

the two chiefs of the armed insurgents

Also known as the chiefs

Two unnamed leaders of organized armed mobs attacking the royal carriage. One appears to be a leader among the Parisian mendicants; the other appears to be a gentleman. Their individual identities are not given.

Comte de Rochefort

Also known as Rochefort · Monsieur de Rochefort · De Rochefort · Count de Rochefort

A friend of D’Artagnan and former servant of Cardinal Richelieu. He leads one of the armed mobs attacking the royal carriage and is fatally stabbed by D’Artagnan, who recognizes him only after striking.

Porthos’s unknown opponent in the attack

Also known as the man whose face was covered with blood · the man Porthos killed

An unnamed man fighting beside the carriage who is killed by Porthos with a blow to the head. Porthos later realizes he was Bonacieux.

Bazin

Also known as Monsieur Bazin · the Cerberus

Aramis’s former servant, now a beadle at Notre Dame and in the coadjutor’s service. Friquet tells him that the dying Maillard wants to confess to the coadjutor; Bazin relays the request, and the coadjutor agrees to visit.

Master Friquet

Also known as Friquet · the tavern boy

Broussel’s young ally and Nanette’s son, who takes a message from the mortally wounded Maillard to Bazin and the coadjutor. Maillard makes him his heir, leaving him a bag of gold; Friquet reaches Nanette’s home and collapses from exhaustion.

the mendicant of Saint Eustache

Also known as Maillard · the beggar · Monsieur Maillard

Leader of the organized mendicants of Paris and giver of holy water at Saint Eustache. Mortally wounded by a sword blow during the attack, he asks to confess to the coadjutor and makes Friquet his heir.

the coadjutor

Also known as Jean Francois Gondy · the priest · Monsieur le Coadjuteur · Monsieur de Gondy · the Abbé de Gondy · Monsieur de Retz · Gondy

The coadjutor of Paris and a political leader of the Fronde. He attends the royal procession at Notre Dame and agrees to hear the confession of the dying Maillard.

the giant who wounds Maillard

Also known as the great giant

An unnamed man who strikes Maillard on the head with a sword during the street fighting. The passage does not establish whether he is the same person as any other giant mentioned earlier.

Dame Nanette

Also known as Nanette · the servant of Monsieur de Broussel · Broussel’s old servant · Mother Nanette

Broussel’s older household servant and Friquet’s mother. She picks up the gold Friquet scatters when he collapses at her threshold, then picks him up.

the queen

Also known as Anne of Austria · Queen Anne of Austria

Queen of France and mother of Louis XIV. After the procession’s attackers are driven back, she invites D’Artagnan and Porthos to dine with her son and reminds the king that D’Artagnan rendered important service to his father.

Athos

Also known as the Count de la Fère · Comte de la Fère · Comte de Bragelonne · Monsieur le Comte

A former musketeer and Raoul’s father and guardian, devoted to honor and mercy. He plans to return to Bragelonne and entrusts Raoul to D’Artagnan for the campaign in Flanders.

Aramis

Also known as the Chevalier d’Herblay · the Abbé d’Herblay · Abbé d’Herblay · Monsieur d’Herblay · D’Herblay

A former musketeer and abbé, politically aligned with the Fronde. He plans to visit Madame de Longueville in Normandy, prepare her residence at Rouen for her son’s baptism, and then retire to his convent at Noisy-le-Sec.

Madame de Longueville

Also known as the Duchess of Longueville · De Longueville

A political figure and sister of Prince de Condé. She invites Aramis to Normandy and delegates him to prepare her residence at Rouen for her son’s baptism.

Raoul

Also known as Raoul de Bragelonne · Vicomte de Bragelonne · the Vicomte de Bragelonne · the viscount · the young Viscount de Bragelonne · Monsieur de Bragelonne

Athos’s adopted and biological son, a young officer. Athos entrusts him to D’Artagnan for the campaign in Flanders, asking D’Artagnan to teach him bravery and loyalty.

the narrator

An unnamed narrator who guides the reader between scenes and comments on the characters and events.

Mousqueton

Also known as Mouston

Porthos’s devoted former servant and steward. He accompanies Porthos as he returns to his barony, where a triumphal arch has been erected for his entry.

Madeleine

Also known as the Flemish landlady · the landlady at the Hotel de la Chevrette · the hostess

A pretty Flemish woman who runs the Hotel de la Chevrette and has been D’Artagnan’s lover for several years. She is at the hotel when he returns and agrees to give him a room on the first floor while keeping his old room.

Bonacieux

Also known as the low fellow

A man whom Porthos killed during the street fighting. Porthos recognizes him after the battle, though the passage gives no further details about his identity.

the Swiss guards with Mazarin

Also known as the two Swiss soldiers

Two unnamed Swiss soldiers assigned to accompany Mazarin on his walks and guard Athos at Rueil. D’Artagnan and Porthos overpower two soldiers to take their uniforms and swords; the passage does not establish whether these are the same Swiss guards.

Bernouin

Mazarin’s valet-de-chambre and gatekeeper. He unknowingly allows D’Artagnan and Porthos, disguised as guards, into the orangery, then discovers their escape and warns Anne of Austria.

the soldiers guarding Athos and Aramis

Also known as Mordaunt’s soldiers · the soldiers · the guard

Unnamed soldiers stationed at the house where D’Artagnan and Porthos hold Athos and Aramis. D’Artagnan distracts them with a staged horse emergency while the prisoners escape.

the man in the cloak

An unnamed cavalier in a brown cloak who passes D’Artagnan and Porthos in the orangery and gives Porthos a lantern. He knows the watchword and disappears through a door; the passage does not identify him.

the sergeant assigned to watch D’Artagnan and Porthos

Also known as the sergeant

An unnamed soldier serving under Mordaunt, who is ordered to follow D’Artagnan and Porthos and find where they lodge. He later guards Athos and Aramis, then discovers they have escaped.

the two soldiers D’Artagnan and Porthos overpower

Also known as La Bruyère · Du Barthois · the soldiers

Two unnamed soldiers whose uniforms and swords D’Artagnan and Porthos take to disguise themselves as guards. They are gagged and bound in the chamber.

the valet-de-chambre who calls the guard

Also known as the valet-de-chambre

Bernouin, Mazarin’s valet-de-chambre, who calls for La Bruyère and Du Barthois and directs the disguised D’Artagnan and Porthos to guard a doorway.

the cavalier carrying the lantern

Also known as the man in the cloak

An unnamed man in a brown cloak who gives Porthos a lantern and enters a door in the orangery after asking D’Artagnan for the watchword. His identity remains uncertain.

Grimaud

Athos’s taciturn former servant, who accompanies him to England and remains at his side. At Rueil he guards the horses for Aramis’s rescue plan, alerts Aramis when Athos, D’Artagnan, Porthos, and Mazarin arrive, and obtains fresh horses from a friend of Porthos.

the followers of Aramis at Rueil

Also known as his sixty men · the horsemen · the cavaliers

Unnamed men supplied by the coadjutor to help Aramis surround Rueil and free his friends. They join the party after the escape and escort Mazarin to Pierrefonds.

the queen’s attendants and guards

Also known as the attendants · the guards

Unnamed members of Anne of Austria’s household who accompany her during the royal return to Paris.

the cardinal’s guards

Also known as the guards

Unnamed soldiers guarding Mazarin and the royal party. The Swiss are posted along the route of the procession into Paris.

the Frondeurs

Also known as the Fronde

Supporters of the Parisian opposition who negotiate a treaty with Mazarin. Their leaders receive settlements, while the coadjutor remains dissatisfied and continues plotting with Rochefort and Maillard.

Prince de Conti

Also known as the prince · Monsieur de Retz

A Fronde leader who receives Damvilliers under the Treaty of Paris and remains a soldier rather than becoming a cardinal. He is the brother of Madame de Longueville, who hopes to turn him against the court.

Duc de Beaufort

Also known as Monsieur de Beaufort · the duke · the prince · the prisoner

A prince of the blood and Fronde leader who is restored to court, pardoned, and made admiral under the Treaty of Paris. His father was the Duc de Vendôme.

Duc de Bouillon

Also known as Monsieur de Bouillon · the prince

A Fronde leader who receives domains of equal value to his former principality of Sedan and the title of prince for himself and his house.

Duc de Longueville

Also known as the duke

An ally of the Fronde and husband of Madame de Longueville. Under the treaty he receives the government of Pont-de-l’Arche; his son is to be held at the baptismal font by the young king.

Duc d’Elbeuf

Also known as De Elbeuf

A prince who joins the Fronde forces at Charenton. Under the Treaty of Paris, sums owed to his wife are paid and his four sons receive money.

the young son of Madame de Longueville

Also known as her son · the child

The newborn son of Madame de Longueville and the Duc de Longueville. The Treaty of Paris arranges for the young king to be his godfather.

Planchet

Also known as the illustrious Planchet · Monsieur Dulaurier

D’Artagnan’s former servant and friend, now a captain in the Paris militia. Under the Treaty of Paris he is to provide the sugar plums for Madame de Longueville’s child’s christening.

the two couriers from Mazarin to the queen

Also known as the couriers

Two unnamed messengers intercepted by Aramis’s men near Rueil. They carry letters about the empty treasury and Mazarin’s plan to move his prisoners to Melun.

the queen’s letter courier

Also known as the courier

An unnamed messenger carrying a letter from Mazarin to Anne of Austria about the treasury and the prisoners.

the inhabitants of the château at Rueil

Also known as the inhabitants of the château

Unnamed residents who know little about D’Artagnan and Porthos’s escape. They discover the two bound soldiers but do not know what happened afterward.

the Prince de Condé

Also known as Monsieur le Prince · Condé · Louis de Bourbon · the prince · his highness the prince

A celebrated French general and brother of Madame de Longueville. After learning that Mazarin has disappeared, he sends five or six hundred horsemen to search the area around Saint-Germain.

the five or six hundred horsemen

Also known as the horsemen

Unnamed cavalry sent by Prince de Condé to search the area around Saint-Germain for suspicious travelers after Mazarin’s disappearance.

the nobleman who lends fresh horses

Also known as a friend of Porthos

An unnamed nobleman in Dammartin, a friend of Porthos, who lends Grimaud five fresh horses for the party.

the escort accompanying Mazarin

Also known as the escort

Unnamed riders who accompany Mazarin and the four friends on the journey to Pierrefonds. Some become exhausted and several horses fall.

the four lackeys

Also known as their four lackeys

Unnamed servants of the four friends, mentioned by D’Artagnan as having helped them hold the Bastion Saint Gervais against an army.

the widow weeping in the Louvre

Also known as the august widow

Queen Henrietta Maria, the widow of Charles I, whom D’Artagnan cites as proof that the four friends acted to save the king rather than serve Cromwell.

Queen Henrietta Maria

Also known as the Queen of England · Henrietta Maria · Henrietta · Madame Henrietta of England · the queen of England

Wife of Charles I and daughter of Henry IV, living in France. D’Artagnan invokes her as the widow of Charles I and sister of Anne of Austria.

the king’s faithful servants

Also known as the servants

D’Artagnan, Porthos, Athos, and Aramis, whose past service and sacrifices he recalls when asking Anne of Austria to treat them with consideration.

the court of Anne of Austria

Also known as the court

Unnamed members of the royal household accompanying Anne of Austria during the procession into Paris.

the two men whom the coadjutor summons

Also known as the two men

Count de Rochefort and Maillard, the mendicant leader of Saint Eustache, whom the dissatisfied coadjutor summons to confer during the night.

the people of Paris

Also known as the populace · the citizens

Parisian inhabitants who welcome the expected return of the king and queen, though the crowd’s agitation during the royal procession alarms Anne and Mazarin.

the crowd at the Palais Royal

Also known as the people · the mob

Parisian insurgents who press against the Palais Royal, demand Broussel’s release, and celebrate when Anne signs the order.

Guitant

Also known as Monsieur de Comminges

A royal officer who joins the royal party at Saint-Germain. He leads the guards at the head of the procession returning to Paris.

Duc de Vendôme

Also known as the Duke de Vendôme · his father

The father of the Duc de Beaufort, whose former office of admiral is restored to Beaufort under the Treaty of Paris.

the young king’s pages

Also known as the pages

Unnamed pages who attend Louis XIV during the procession and royal household scenes.

the four friends

Also known as the inseparables · the former musketeers

Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D’Artagnan, former companions who helped execute Milady. They capture Mazarin, negotiate the Treaty of Paris, and help secure the royal party’s return to the capital.

the soldiers in the orangery guardroom

Also known as the guard

Unnamed soldiers in the Rueil guardroom, including the two whom D’Artagnan and Porthos overpower to obtain uniforms and swords.

the attendants of the young king

Also known as the royal household

Unnamed members of the king’s household who accompany Louis XIV and Anne of Austria back to Paris.

the crowd at the Barrière des Sergents

Also known as the people

Unnamed Parisians who cause the royal procession to stop at the Barrière des Sergents. Comminges leaves the head of the escort and approaches the queen’s carriage.

the Parisian army

Also known as the impromptu army

An improvised force of Parisian citizens that takes the field against the royal army at Charenton. Its troops are routed in the battle.

the citizens under Planchet

Also known as his two hundred men

Unnamed militia under Planchet’s command, assigned to hold the Place Royale as the rear of the Parisian army. They remain there during the Battle of Charenton, mistaking their absence from the fighting for participation in it.

the subordinate in Planchet’s company

Also known as a subordinate

An unnamed subordinate who tells Aramis that the distance to the enemy will soon be reduced.

Duc de Châtillon

Also known as the duke

A French commander in the royal army and former opponent of Aramis. He fights him at Charenton and is mortally shot by him.

Duc d’Orléans

Also known as Duke of Orléans · Gaston d’Orléans

A royal prince whom Châtillon identifies as one of the king’s generals, alongside the Prince de Condé. His political alignment is described as uncertain.

Prince de Condé

Also known as Monsieur le Prince · Condé · Louis de Bourbon · the prince · his highness the prince

A celebrated French general who takes part in the Charenton conference and commands royalist forces there. He fights in the battle and is later arrested after the conferences at Rueil.

D’Artagnan’s substitute

Also known as Monsieur de Cambon

An unnamed musketeer officer who holds D’Artagnan’s place in the forces aligned with Châtillon.

Count de Guiche

Also known as the Comte de Guiche · Monsieur le comte · De Guiche

A young nobleman and son of Marshal de Grammont. Athos and Aramis hope to find him among the forces at Charenton, but he does not appear in this passage.

the four sons of the Duc d’Elbeuf

Unnamed sons of the Duc d’Elbeuf who accompany him at Charenton and gather around him like a staff.

the officers of the royalist army

Also known as the officers

Unnamed officers serving in the royal army. At Charenton they run to the Prince de Condé when the truce breaks.

the cornet of the prince’s troop

Also known as the cornet

An unnamed cavalry officer who raises the Prince de Condé’s standard, signaling that the truce at Charenton has broken.

the soldiers at Charenton

Also known as the soldiers

Unnamed troops who run to arms when the truce breaks and fight at Charenton.

the regiment of Corinth

The coadjutor’s regiment, named for his archbishopric. It follows him into the battle, then routs the Parisian forces and flees back into Charenton.

Monsieur de Chanleu

Also known as Chanleu

A commander of the Fronde forces defending Charenton. He is nearly surrounded by Châtillon’s charge and is mortally wounded during the retreat.

the royal regiment

An unnamed regiment in the royal army that Chanleu’s forces initially repulse before Châtillon leads it back into the charge.

the two officers who attack Raoul

Also known as two officers in the Parisian forces

Unnamed Parisian officers who rush at Raoul during the battle. Aramis protects him and declares him his prisoner.

the cavalry at Charenton

Also known as the squadrons

Unnamed cavalry forces engaged in the battle. Athos and Aramis lead squadrons against the troops entering the entrenchments.

the man in a gilt cuirass

Also known as the cavalier in the gilt cuirass

An unnamed fighter who attacks Aramis at Charenton. He is Duc de Châtillon, killed by Aramis in their duel.

the cavalier in a buff doublet

Also known as the man in the buff doublet

An unnamed rider in a buff doublet and blue velvet sleeves who charges alongside the man in the gilt cuirass; the passage does not identify him.

the defenders of Charenton

Also known as Chanleu’s men

Unnamed Fronde troops defending Charenton who retreat toward the entrenchments after their commander, Chanleu, is mortally wounded.

the deputies of the parliament

Also known as the deputies

Unnamed representatives from Paris who come to Rueil for the conferences and demand Mazarin’s removal from office.

the advocates, presidents and councillors at Rueil

Also known as the advocates · the presidents · the councillors

Unnamed officials and legal representatives who gather at Rueil for the conferences. They include the deputies from Paris.

the light dragoon who escorted D’Artagnan

Also known as the light dragoon

An unnamed cavalryman who served in the guard escorting D’Artagnan to Rueil. Athos and Aramis question him while searching for their friends.

the deputies’ spokesman

Also known as the man in a gown

An unnamed representative in a gown who tells Aramis that the conference still needs to discuss compensation and indemnities.

Chancellor Séguier

Also known as the Chancellor Sequier · Sequier

The chancellor, whom Anne of Austria instructs to open the conferences at Rueil after Mazarin’s speech to the Parisian deputies.

the crowd at Saint-Germain court

Also known as the vast crowd

Unnamed courtiers and visitors filling the apartments at Saint-Germain during the queen’s levee. Most are from the second rank of nobility.

the new deputation from Paris

Also known as the deputation

Unnamed Parisian representatives who meet with the queen at Saint-Germain and demand Mazarin’s removal.

the court at Saint-Germain

Also known as the court

The people gathered around Anne of Austria at Saint-Germain, where political factions trade songs and ridicule during a lull in the conflict.

the royal troops at Charenton

Also known as the royal army · the royal forces

Unnamed troops loyal to the crown who fight the Parisian forces at Charenton. They defeat the Frondeurs and drive them back into the town.

the man who helps Aramis in the audience

An unnamed man beside Aramis during the deputies’ audience with Anne of Austria. Aramis whispers to him that the conferences are over and Mazarin should be sent away.

the fifty light horsemen

Also known as the fifty light horse

Unnamed cavalrymen supplied by the Prince de Condé to accompany Mazarin on the road to Rueil.

the followers of Cardinal Mazarin

Also known as his numerous followers · the cardinal’s suite

Unnamed attendants and guards who accompany Mazarin on the road to Rueil during the disturbances.

the soldiers at Rueil

Also known as the guard · the forty good men

Unnamed tried soldiers guarding the Rueil château and the hunting lodge where D’Artagnan and Porthos are held.

the sergeant and two men who bring supper

Also known as the sergeant and two men

Three unnamed attendants who bring supper to D’Artagnan and Porthos in their room at Rueil.

the royal army’s generals

Also known as the generals

Unnamed commanders who, according to the passage, stir popular disturbances in Paris and then suppress them to gain influence over their colleagues.

the populace of Paris

Also known as the people

Parisian inhabitants who suffer shortages during the Fronde. The Duc de Beaufort tries to placate them by pillaging Mazarin’s house and library.

the inhabitants of Saint-Germain

Also known as the people

Unnamed residents of Saint-Germain, described as singing, laughing, and living cheerfully while Paris suffers want and factional unrest.

the Mazarinists in the Isle of France

Also known as the Mazarinists

Unnamed supporters of Mazarin scattered through the Isle of France, whom Athos and Aramis try to avoid while traveling.

the Frondeurs in Normandy

Also known as the Frondeurs

Unnamed Fronde supporters controlling Normandy who take travelers captive and bring them before the Duc de Longueville for questioning.

the innkeepers questioned by Athos and Aramis

Also known as several innkeepers

Unnamed innkeepers along the road whom Athos and Aramis question while searching for D’Artagnan and Porthos.

the peasants questioned by Athos and Aramis

Also known as the peasantry

Unnamed rural people questioned by Athos and Aramis as they inspect the road for clues to their friends’ whereabouts.

the host of the Peacock

Also known as the host

An unnamed innkeeper at the Peacock in Compiègne who recognizes Athos and Aramis as friends of D’Artagnan and Porthos. He shows them D’Artagnan’s broken sword blade and tells them the prisoners were taken toward Louvres.

the eight light dragoons

Also known as the dragoons

Unnamed cavalrymen who pursue D’Artagnan and Porthos and help capture them at the Peacock in Compiègne.

the twenty Italian soldiers at Compiègne

Also known as the twenty soldiers of the regiment of Italians

Unnamed soldiers in the king’s service who reinforce the eight light dragoons and help overpower D’Artagnan and Porthos.

the two dead men and wounded soldiers at the Peacock

Also known as two dead men and five or six wounded ones

Unnamed casualties at the Peacock after D’Artagnan and Porthos are captured. The innkeeper is helping raise the bodies when Athos and Aramis arrive.

the people at the Peacock

Also known as the crowd

Unnamed people at the Compiègne inn where D’Artagnan and Porthos were captured.

the host at Louvres

Also known as the innkeeper

An unnamed innkeeper at Louvres, where Athos and Aramis look for traces left by D’Artagnan and Porthos.

the people at the Rueil conference

Also known as the crowd

Unnamed people gathered at Rueil during the peace conferences, including Parisian representatives and officers and guards from the court.

the guards escorting D’Artagnan to Rueil

Also known as the guard

Unnamed soldiers who escorted D’Artagnan to Rueil after his capture at Compiègne.

Blaisois

Also known as the tall youth · the serving-man

Athos’s tall, simple young servant. He escapes the Lightning with the others despite being unable to swim confidently.

Captain Groslow

Also known as Groslow · the skipper · the captain

An English officer who once guarded Charles I and wounded Parry’s brother. He conspires with Mordaunt to destroy the four friends aboard the Lightning, but dies in the explosion.

Mordaunt

Also known as Mr. Mordaunt · Monsieur Mordaunt · Milady’s son · John Francis de Winter · John Francis · the young man · the monk · the stranger

Milady’s son and Lord de Winter’s nephew, serving Cromwell. He rigs the Lightning to explode, but dies at sea after Athos rescues him from drowning and Mordaunt attacks him.

the sailors aboard the Lightning

Also known as the crew · the sailors

Unnamed crewmen of the Lightning, including men ordered to row and steer the vessel. Three die in the explosion caused by Mordaunt; one reports that the longboat is gone.

the two men who inspect Grimaud’s compartment

Also known as the two men wrapped in their cloaks

Two unnamed men who enter the compartment where Grimaud is hidden and order the servants to go to bed. The passage does not establish their identities.

the captain of the Dunkirk craft

Also known as the captain

An unnamed captain whose small vessel is bound for Boulogne. His rowboat rescues the four friends and their servants from the sea.

the crew of the Dunkirk craft

Also known as the crew

Unnamed sailors aboard a small craft bound from Dunkirk to Boulogne. They rescue the four friends and their servants.

the merchants watching the Frenchmen

Also known as the merchants

Unnamed merchants at Boulogne who look toward the newly arrived party, apparently more interested in its cargo than in the men.

the Parisians

Also known as the citizens

The people of Paris, who react to the royal family’s departure by organizing a resistance army and searching for their king.

the deputation sent to the queen

Also known as the deputies

Unnamed representatives sent from Paris to ask Queen Anne of Austria to return. She refuses to receive them and sends a threatening reply through Chancellor Séguier.

the parliament of Paris

Also known as the parliament

The French parliament, which declares Mazarin the cause of public discontent and orders him to leave court and France.

the citizens preparing Paris’s defenses

Also known as the citizens

Unnamed Parisians who break up paving stones and stretch chains across the streets in preparation for defending the city.

the sergeant at the Paris gate

Also known as the sergeant

An unnamed guard who questions Athos and Aramis when they arrive in Paris from London and suspects them of being Mazarinist spies.

the commandant of the Paris post

Also known as the commandant

An unnamed officer whose decision is sought when Athos and Aramis are detained at the city gate.

the people in the guardroom

Also known as the citizens and common people

Unnamed people gathered in the guardroom, where some play, drink, and talk as officers examine travelers’ passports.

the three Frondeists at the Paris gate

Also known as the three gentlemen in cloaks

Three unnamed men whose passports are approved before Athos and Aramis arrive. Aramis suspects that the shortest may be Mazarin in disguise.

the shortest of the three Frondeists

Also known as the shortest of the three gentlemen

An unnamed cloaked traveler who stays in the background and listens closely when Athos proposes sending their names to Queen Henrietta Maria. Aramis thinks he recognizes Mazarin, but the passage does not confirm his identity.

the officer examining the three Frondeists’ passports

Also known as the officer

An unnamed officer in the guardroom who examines the passports of three travelers before they are allowed into Paris.

the officers on guard

Also known as the officers

Unnamed officers who initially agree that Athos and Aramis, suspected of being Mazarinists, should not be allowed to pass.

the sentinels at the Paris gate

Also known as the sentinels

Unnamed guards at the Paris entrance who stop Athos and Aramis, then let them pass after Planchet vouches for them as friends of the Duc de Beaufort.

the soldiers under Planchet

Also known as his men

Unnamed members of the Paris militia under Planchet’s command. They let Athos and Aramis enter the city on his order.

the footman in Queen Henrietta Maria’s antechamber

Also known as the footman

An unnamed attendant who first tells Athos and Aramis that the queen is receiving visitors, then recognizes their names and takes them to her.

the young Henrietta

Also known as the princess · the young princess

Daughter of Queen Henrietta Maria and Charles I. She remains devoted to her mother, welcomes Athos and Aramis, and falls to her knees when she senses the bad news they bring.

Monsieur de Flamarens

Also known as Flamarens

A courtier accompanying the Duc de Châtillon, who helps present the false report that Charles I survived. He is to command an expedition and restrains Châtillon from fighting Aramis immediately.

the two or three gentlemen before the queen

Also known as the gentlemen

Unnamed visitors standing before Queen Henrietta Maria when Athos and Aramis arrive. They include the Duc de Châtillon and Monsieur de Flamarens.

the attendants of Queen Henrietta Maria

Also known as the attendants

Unnamed attendants who catch the queen when she faints after learning of Charles I’s execution.

Turenne

Also known as De Turenne

The brother of the Duc de Bouillon. Bouillon says he would return to his estates if Turenne were reinstated in his command.

the sentinels at the barricades

Also known as the sentinels

Unnamed guards who stop Athos and Aramis as they move through Paris and demand the watchword.

the guide assigned to Athos and Aramis

Also known as the guide

An unnamed person assigned to accompany Athos and Aramis through Paris, ostensibly to guide them but actually to watch their movements.

the three cavaliers at the Hôtel de Bouillon

Also known as the three riders

Three high-born men who pass through Paris’s barricades without an escort. They are the Duc de Châtillon, Monsieur de Flamarens, and Mazarin in disguise.

the sentinel at the Hôtel de Bouillon

Also known as the sentinel

An unnamed guard at the Duc de Bouillon’s door.

the guard in the Hôtel de Bouillon courtyard

Also known as the guard

An unnamed guard stationed in the courtyard, ready to obey the Prince de Conti’s lieutenant.

the lackeys of Athos and Aramis

Also known as their lackeys

Unnamed servants who hold Athos and Aramis’s horses at the Hôtel de Beaufort.

Boisgoli

A household servant of the Duc de Beaufort whom the duke orders to arrange supper for Athos and Aramis.

Noirmont

Beaufort’s former maître d’hôtel, now disguised as the confectioner opposite Vincennes. Beaufort asks for one of his pies and jokes about the escape device hidden in a previous pie.

the noblemen waiting at the archiepiscopal palace

Also known as the noblemen

Unnamed nobles waiting in the coadjutor’s antechamber.

Monsieur de Bruy

Also known as De Bruy

An unnamed man in a secret conference with the coadjutor. The passage does not establish his identity.

the two fishers who found Mordaunt’s body

Also known as the fishers

Unnamed fishermen who find the body of Mordaunt in the sea and bring it to Boulogne.

the poor widow at the Louvre

Also known as the widow

An unnamed widow who weeps in the Louvre after Charles I’s execution.

the royal orphan at the Louvre

Also known as the orphan

An unnamed orphan of the royal family who weeps with the widow after Charles I’s execution.

the Duc de Bouillon’s mother

Also known as his mother

The unnamed mother of the Duc de Beaufort, whom he says the queen would have to recall for him to reconcile with the court.

the Duc de Beaufort’s father

Also known as his father

An unnamed father of the Duc de Beaufort, whose former admiralty office was promised to Beaufort after his death.

the marshal de la Mothe

Also known as Maréchal de la Mothe

A marshal named by Planchet among the nobles aligned with the Fronde.

the Duc de Bouillon’s lieutenant

Also known as the lieutenant

An unnamed officer in the Duc de Bouillon’s household guard, whose orders the courtyard guard is ready to obey.

the scaffold workmen

Also known as the workmen

Unnamed workers building the scaffold outside Charles I’s room. Athos and Porthos disguise themselves among them and secretly cut a passage for the king’s escape.

the two workers loosening the balcony hooks

Also known as the two men

Unnamed scaffold workers whom Parry sees at the opening of the passage. One is Porthos; the other, Athos, signals Parry to keep quiet.

Parry

Also known as his majesty’s lackey

A trusted servant of Charles I who never leaves the king. He recognizes Athos and Porthos working on a secret escape route, remains with Charles through his execution, and later stays behind in England.

Charles I

Also known as Charles I of England · the king · the king, my husband · the king of England · Charles Stuart · Stuart

King of England and husband of Queen Henrietta Maria. He faces execution with dignity, bids farewell to his children, and entrusts Athos with money hidden at Newcastle for his eldest son’s welfare.

the sentinel at Charles’s door

Also known as the sentinel

An unnamed guard who watches the door to Charles I’s room and briefly looks in while Parry is there.

Bishop Juxon

Also known as Juxon

A bishop whom Charles I has asked to visit him before his execution. He brings Aramis, disguised as an assistant priest, to the king and hears Charles’s confession.

the parliamentary officer who reads the sentence

Also known as the officer

An unnamed officer who enters Charles I’s room and reads the death sentence. He allows the king time to confess and say farewell to his children.

the London executioner

Also known as the headsman · the executioner

The unnamed executioner designated to carry out Charles I’s sentence. D’Artagnan had confined him in the Bedford Tavern cellar; after the execution he is released, while Mordaunt is revealed to have taken his place.

the executioner’s assistant

Also known as the assistant

An unnamed young man who assists the London executioner. He broke his leg beneath Charles I’s window, delaying the planned execution.

the mob at Charles I’s execution

Also known as the people · the spectators

Unnamed Londoners gathered around the scaffold to witness Charles I’s execution. D’Artagnan sees them from the front ranks, and Porthos is delayed by some of them as he leaves.

the priests accompanying Charles to the scaffold

Also known as the two priests

Two unnamed priests who accompany Charles I during the execution procession; Aramis is one of them, disguised as a priest.

the superior officers at the execution

Also known as the officers

Unnamed officers appointed to preside over Charles I’s execution.

the king’s partisans at the execution

Also known as the partisans

Unnamed supporters who take positions on either side of the scaffold during Charles I’s execution.

the masked executioner

Also known as the man in the mask · the unknown headsman · the amateur headsman

Mordaunt, disguised as an executioner, who beheads Charles I and then escapes. He later meets Cromwell and is captured by the four friends, but slips through a concealed door during his duel with D’Artagnan.

the dancer Porthos throttles

Also known as the man Porthos took by the throat

An unnamed man among the people celebrating after Charles I’s execution. Porthos nearly throttles him before a patrol arrives.

Cromwell

Also known as Oliver Cromwell · General Oliver Cromwell

Leader of the English revolutionary government and Charles I’s opponent. He secretly arranged for the king’s escape attempt to fail and speaks with Mordaunt after the execution; he gives Mordaunt the four Frenchmen as prisoners.

Captain Rogers

Also known as Roger · the captain

The captain of the Lightning, a felucca hired to carry the four friends to France. He is said to have broken his leg, but the passage leaves unclear whether that report is true.

the sailor Patrick

Also known as Patrick

A sailor aboard the Lightning who takes Mordaunt’s horse to a nearby inn at Groslow’s instruction.

the captain of the cavalry barracks

An unnamed official at the nearest cavalry barracks, where Mordaunt takes a horse to reach Greenwich.

Princess Charlotte

Also known as the king’s daughter · Charlotte

The fair-haired daughter of Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria. She and her brother visit their father before his execution, and Charles urges her to be pious and resigned.

Duke of Gloucester

Also known as Henry · the king’s son · the boy

Charles I’s young son, about eight or nine years old. His father makes him swear not to accept the crown without a legal right to it.

the Prince of Wales

Also known as the king’s nephew · his highness the Prince of Wales

The eldest son of Charles I, whose welfare the king entrusts to Athos and whose legal claim to the crown he stresses to his younger son.

the Duke of York

An elder son of Charles I and brother of the Prince of Wales and Duke of Gloucester. Charles warns Gloucester not to accept the crown while his elder brothers live.

the executioner of Bethune

Also known as the headsman of Bethune · the former executioner of Bethune

A former executioner who told Mordaunt the story of Milady’s execution and her crimes. Mordaunt later stabbed him.

Lord de Winter

Also known as Lord Winter

An English lord, friend of Charles I and Mordaunt’s uncle. Mordaunt refers to him as one of the victims of his wounds.

the Scotchman who follows the executioner

Also known as Parry’s brother · the wounded brother of Parry · the wounded man

Parry’s brother, a robust Scottish man whom Groslow once wounded. He helps D’Artagnan track the masked executioner and keeps watch at the house where Mordaunt meets Cromwell.

the executioner’s assistant at the scaffold

An unnamed man who carries out the sentence in place of the London executioner, who is still confined. He is Mordaunt in disguise.

the crowd outside Cromwell’s house

Unnamed people whom Mordaunt says shouted very little at Charles I’s execution, except for cries of “Long live Cromwell!”.

Captain Rogers’s supposed cousin

Also known as the Irish sailor

Groslow, who impersonates a sailor and claims to be Captain Rogers’s cousin to lead Athos and D’Artagnan to the Lightning.

the soldier who serves as Mordaunt’s coachman

Also known as the sailor on duty

An unnamed crewman aboard the Lightning who is ordered to take Mordaunt’s horse to an inn.

Colonel Harrison

Also known as Harrison

An English commander escorting Charles I toward London. He trusts D’Artagnan, but arrives with Mordaunt and new orders just as the four friends are about to attempt their rescue.

the English officers at the escort’s dinner

Also known as the officers

Unnamed officers accompanying Harrison and Charles I. They dine with Harrison, and D’Artagnan identifies Groslow among them.

the eight guards in the king’s room

Also known as the eight men · the guards

Unnamed armed guards assigned to watch Charles I at night. D’Artagnan’s plan is to overcome them during Groslow’s watch.

the Puritan soldier at Thirsk

Also known as the staunch Puritan

An unnamed soldier who tells the four friends that Groslow is waiting in the king’s room, referring to Charles as the English Nebuchadnezzar.

the sentinels at the king’s room

Also known as the sentinels

Unnamed guards at the doors of the rooms where Charles I is held. They watch the gambling party and keep the king under guard.

the escort pursuing the four friends

Also known as the troop of horsemen

Unnamed mounted troops who pursue the four friends after they escape from Thirsk, then pass over the bridge beneath which the fugitives hide.

the innkeeper at the Bedford Tavern

Also known as the host · the landlord · the Spaniard

An unnamed Spaniard naturalized as an Englishman who runs the Bedford Tavern in London. He recognizes Athos and gives the four friends lodging and information about Parliament.

the gatekeepers at the London entrance

Also known as the gatekeepers

Unnamed officials who question the four friends at London’s gate. Athos convinces them the party is sent ahead by Harrison.

Colonel Bridge

Also known as Bridge

A retired wagoner who has purged Parliament of members opposed to the king. The Bedford Tavern’s host describes him as having removed 191 of the 251 members.

the members expelled from Parliament

Also known as the one hundred and ninety-one

Unnamed members of Parliament, described as Royalists, whom Colonel Bridge removed from the house. The host says they would have saved the king.

the crowd at the king’s entrance

Also known as the rabble · the people

Unnamed Londoners gathered to see Charles I brought into the city.

the Parliament officer who addresses Charles

Also known as the officer

An unnamed officer who tells Charles I to uncover his head because that is customary for the accused.

the judges at Charles I’s trial

Also known as the judges

Members of the court that tries Charles I. They order the proceedings to continue despite many absences and ultimately condemn him.

John Bradshaw

Also known as Bradshaw · the president

President of the court trying Charles I. He calls the roll of judges, hears the accusation, and proceeds with the trial despite the king’s refusal to recognize the court’s authority.

Colonel Fairfax

Also known as Fairfax

A judge summoned by Bradshaw at Charles I’s trial who is absent. A woman in the audience says he is not foolish enough to attend.

Lady Fairfax

Also known as the woman

Colonel Fairfax’s wife, who mocks the court during the roll call by saying her husband is not foolish enough to attend. D’Artagnan recognizes her from Cromwell’s gathering.

the musketeers guarding the trial

Also known as the musketeers · the sentinels

Unnamed armed soldiers whom Mordaunt marshals around Charles I at the trial. He orders them to fire on Athos and his companions, but the crowd’s presence prevents the attack.

the spectators at Charles I’s trial

Also known as the audience · the spectators

Unnamed people crowded into and around the court during Charles I’s trial. They are threatened by the muskets when Mordaunt orders the soldiers to fire at the Frenchmen.

the accuser at Charles I’s trial

Also known as the public accuser · the gentleman in black

An unnamed man who presents the accusation against Charles I in the name of the English people.

the Puritan minister who visits Charles

Also known as the stranger · the Puritan

An unnamed preacher-soldier who enters Charles I’s chamber during Aramis’s visit disguised as Bishop Juxon. He says he has come to prepare the king for death and examines the supposed bishop.

the guards at Whitehall

Also known as the guards · the three regiments of cavalry

Unnamed soldiers guarding the palace and Charles I. Two accompany the supposed Bishop Juxon into the king’s chamber.

Master Tom Lowe

Also known as Tom Lowe · the master carpenter

An assistant carpenter and friend of the executioner’s assistant. His letter authorizes four disguised workmen to help build the scaffold at Whitehall; Athos assumes his identity.

the four workmen at Whitehall

Also known as the workmen

The four friends—Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D’Artagnan—disguised as carpenters to gain access to the scaffold and continue their plan to rescue Charles I.

the four men aboard the Lightning

Also known as the four men

Unnamed crewmen contracted with Captain Roger to man the Lightning for three nights.

the scaffold workers at Whitehall

Also known as the workmen

Unnamed workers building the scaffold outside Charles I’s window. Parry asks them to work more quietly so the king can sleep.

the man who spits on Charles I

Also known as the furious fellow · the butcher · the insulter

An unnamed man who spits in the captive king’s face as Charles is led from court. D’Artagnan stops Athos from stabbing him, and Porthos kills him with a blow.

the two companions of the man who spits on Charles

Also known as his two friends · the two men

Unnamed companions of the man who insults Charles I. They flee after Porthos kills him.

the royalist soldier who salutes Charles

Also known as the old soldier of the guards · the soldier

An unnamed veteran of the guards who salutes Charles I as fallen majesty. The crowd beats him, and Athos secretly gives him ten guineas.

the crowd outside the trial

Also known as the stream of people · the crowd

Unnamed Londoners gathered outside the court to see Charles I leave. Some glare at the captive king, while others witness the insult and killing.

the friends and supporters of the royalist soldier

Also known as several others

Unnamed people who congratulate the man who spits on Charles I.

the messenger who carries the assistant’s letter

Also known as the messenger

An unnamed messenger who carries the executioner’s assistant’s letter to Master Tom Lowe, then sells it to D’Artagnan.

the master carpenter’s expected crew

Also known as the men he expected

Unnamed workers whom Master Tom Lowe expects to assist at Whitehall; the four friends pose as them.

the captain of the Standard

Also known as the captain

An unnamed captain of the ship Standard, which carried Mordaunt, D’Artagnan, Porthos, and Mousqueton toward England.

Lord Leven

Also known as Lord Leven

Commander of the Scottish troops near Newcastle. He agrees to deliver Charles I to Parliament in return for money owed to his army, and refuses the king’s demand to take up arms against Cromwell.

the Scottish officers

Unnamed officers gathered in a council presided over by Lord Leven. Two clan chiefs declare Charles I their prisoner, but Athos and Aramis stop them from seizing him.

the Scottish chieftains

Also known as the Scotch chieftains · the chiefs · the heads of clans

Unnamed Scottish leaders who attend Lord Leven’s council. Two of them confront Charles I and declare him a prisoner; others recoil, and some later break their swords in shame.

the confidential servant at the royal tent

Also known as the lackey

An unnamed trusted servant guarding the passage between Lord de Winter’s tent and the king’s marquee. He lets Athos and Aramis through to speak to Charles.

Arthur

Also known as the king’s horse

Charles I’s beloved chestnut horse, which he has ridden for three years. Arthur responds affectionately to the king and later returns riderless to him after the battle.

the Ironsides

Also known as Cromwell’s cuirassiers · the cuirassiers

Cromwell’s armored cavalry and bodyguard. They surround the royalist camp and charge the king’s party during its attempted escape.

the Scotch army

Also known as the Scottish army · the Highlanders

The Scottish troops holding Charles I near Newcastle. They remain still as the king’s party prepares to leave, while Lord de Winter’s regiment is supposed to help clear a way through the English army.

the colonel of the English regiment

Also known as the colonel

An unnamed officer who takes Charles I into custody after the battle and orders him to surrender his sword. He leads the escort that is instructed to take the king to Holdenby Castle.

the Puritan soldier

Also known as the old Puritan soldier

An unnamed soldier who calls Charles I “Nebuchadnezzar” while the captured king is surrounded by English troops.

the aide-de-camp from Cromwell

Also known as an aide-de-camp

An unnamed officer sent by Cromwell with orders for Colonel Tomlison to take Charles I to Holdenby Castle.

the English regiment

Also known as Cromwell’s regiment

Unnamed English soldiers who attack the royalist party and capture Charles I. Mordaunt rides at their head, and their colonel takes custody of the king.

the man who arrests Aramis

Also known as the giant

An unnamed English soldier who grabs Aramis by both wrists during the battle and prevents him from resisting.

Mordaunt’s sergeant

The unnamed sergeant to whom Mordaunt gives the order to follow D’Artagnan and Porthos and discover their lodging.

D’Artagnan’s horse

Also known as his famous steed · the animal

An unnamed horse ridden by D’Artagnan. He frightens it with burning tinder to create a diversion that allows Athos and Aramis to escape.

the owner of the house near the wood

Also known as the master of the house

An unnamed homeowner whom the four friends consider asking for a meal after escaping from Newcastle.

the sentinels at the house near Durham

Also known as the sentinels · the king’s guards

Unnamed guards posted at the doors and windows of the house where Charles I’s escort stops. They watch the wounded man and Parry’s attempt to help the king escape.

the sergeant of the English guard

The unnamed sergeant who leads the soldiers assigned to help D’Artagnan and Porthos guard Athos and Aramis.

the two soldiers singing in the corner

Unnamed soldiers guarding the house who sing a psalm while D’Artagnan prepares the escape.

the two grooms

Also known as the grooms

Unnamed servants accompanying the fugitives who hold the horses while the four friends pause in a wood.

the English soldiers who attack the Frenchmen

Also known as the Englishmen · the regiment

Unnamed English troops who surround Athos and Aramis after Charles I is captured. D’Artagnan and Porthos take the two Frenchmen as prisoners to protect them.

the two Scottish clan chiefs

Also known as the two heads of clans

Two unnamed leaders who tell Charles I that the Scots have promised to deliver England and Scotland from him and try to seize him. Aramis kills one and Athos knocks the other unconscious.

the king’s escort

Also known as the escort

Unnamed attendants and guards traveling with Charles I after his capture. They stop at the home of Parry’s brother, where the king briefly tries to escape.

the king’s aide-de-camp

Also known as the aide-de-camp

An unnamed officer who is part of the royal party accompanying Charles I.

Parry’s wife

Also known as the wife

An unnamed woman and wife of Parry’s wounded brother. She is away in Durham and may return while the fugitives are at the house.

the queen’s diamond

A diamond that formerly belonged to D’Artagnan and was bought back by Anne of Austria. Mazarin wears it, then returns it to D’Artagnan as payment for his help.

the coachman of Monsieur de Gondy’s carriage

Also known as the coadjutor’s coachman · the coachman

An unnamed coachman whose carriage D’Artagnan commandeers to transport Anne of Austria and the king. D’Artagnan holds him captive and takes his hat and cloak as a disguise.

the first patrol captain

Also known as the captain

An unnamed captain whose patrol stops Mazarin’s carriage near the Palais Royal; D’Artagnan fools the patrol into letting it pass.

the second patrol captain

Also known as the captain of the patrol

An unnamed captain whose patrol stops Mazarin’s carriage in the Rue des Petits Champs before Planchet recognizes D’Artagnan.

the beggar at St. Eustache

Also known as Maillard · the mendicant · the general syndic · the giver of holy water · the syndic

A seasoned beggar who leads the organized mendicants of Paris. His men guard a city gate during the royal escape; he recognizes D’Artagnan and lets the carriage pass.

the man with the scythe

Also known as the captain

An unnamed leader among the beggar of St. Eustache’s men guarding a gate. He recognizes D’Artagnan and orders his followers to let the carriage pass.

the coachman of Mazarin’s carriage

Also known as the coachman

An unnamed driver who carries Mazarin, D’Artagnan, and Porthos out of Paris.

the man at the gate struck by Porthos

An unnamed guard among the beggar of St. Eustache’s men, knocked down by Porthos as the carriage forces its way through the gate.

the people who let Mazarin’s carriage pass

Also known as the citizens

Unnamed citizens who stop Mazarin’s carriage at a patrol and let it pass after D’Artagnan’s joke.

the coachman of the royal carriage

Also known as the coadjutor’s coachman

An unnamed driver of the coadjutor’s carriage, which D’Artagnan commandeers to carry Anne of Austria and the king out of Paris.

Monsieur de Bellière

A musketeer whom D’Artagnan orders to drive the carriage waiting at the Palais Royal and later fetch horses for the journey.

Monsieur du Verger

A musketeer whom D’Artagnan assigns to guard the captured coachman.

the two royal pages

Also known as the pages

Unnamed pages playing with Louis XIV before the queen orders him to bed.

Chevalier de Coislin

Also known as Monsieur the Chevalier de Coislin

A courtier who carries a candlestick for Louis XIV when the young king leaves his room.

Laporte

A trusted attendant of Anne of Austria and Louis XIV. He helps prepare the king for the departure and carries out D’Artagnan’s plan to calm the crowd.

Madame de Bregy

One of Anne of Austria’s ladies-in-waiting, present during the queen’s preparations to leave Paris.

Mademoiselle de Beaumont

One of Anne of Austria’s ladies-in-waiting, present during the queen’s preparations to leave Paris.

Madame de Motteville

One of Anne of Austria’s ladies-in-waiting, assigned to attend the queen that evening.

Socratine

Also known as the queen’s sister

Madame de Motteville’s sister, who serves among Anne of Austria’s ladies and is nicknamed Socratine for her good sense.

the queen’s senior valet

An unnamed senior household servant whom Anne of Austria orders to accompany her on a visit to Val-de-Grâce.

the queen’s ladies-in-waiting

Also known as the ladies

Anne of Austria’s attendants, including Madame de Bregy, Mademoiselle de Beaumont, Madame de Motteville, and Socratine. They leave the palace before the queen’s departure.

the two hundred men under Comminges

Also known as his men

Unnamed royal guards whom Comminges places at the queen’s disposal during the uprising.

the crowd demanding to see the king

Also known as the people · the multitude

Parisian insurgents who surround the Palais Royal, fearing the queen has taken the king away. They enter quietly to see the king in bed and leave after Planchet reports what they saw.

the man who confirms the king’s identity

Also known as the man wrapped in a cloak

The coadjutor, who enters disguised in a cloak and confirms that the child in bed is the king.

the sergeant at the Porte Richelieu

Also known as the sergeant

An unnamed guard who recognizes the arms on the carriage and lets Anne of Austria and the king pass.

the king’s carriage coachman

Also known as the coachman

An unnamed driver who takes over the royal carriage after D’Artagnan leaves it at Saint-Germain.

the citizens’ sergeant

Also known as the sergeant

Planchet, drilling several hundred armed citizens in Paris when D’Artagnan and Porthos return to the city.

the captured travelers at the Paris gates

Also known as an old man and two women

An unnamed elderly man and two women seized by Parisians while trying to leave the city. D’Artagnan persuades the crowd to release them.

the two musketeers sent to fetch the horses

Also known as the musketeers

Unnamed soldiers who bring D’Artagnan’s and Porthos’s horses to the royal party at the Palais Royal.

the second musketeer’s companion guarding the coachman

Also known as his companion

An unnamed musketeer left to guard D’Artagnan’s captured coachman until relieved.

the king’s party traveling from Paris

Also known as the court

The royal household and its companions who flee Paris for Saint-Germain amid the Fronde uprising.

the princess with Condé

Also known as the princess

An unnamed princess who accompanies Prince de Condé to Saint-Germain, awakened in the night without knowing the reason for the journey.

the dowager princess with Condé

Also known as the dowager princess

An unnamed dowager princess who accompanies Prince de Condé to Saint-Germain, awakened in the night without knowing the reason for the journey.

Duchess of Orléans

Also known as the duchess

The unnamed wife of Gaston d’Orléans, who accompanies him and their daughter to Saint-Germain.

the tall young Mademoiselle

Also known as the young Mademoiselle

An unnamed young woman traveling with the Duke and Duchess of Orléans.

Abbé de la Rivière

Also known as the Abbé de la Rivière

A cleric who travels with the Duke and Duchess of Orléans.

Duke de Longueville

Also known as the duke

An unnamed duke who accompanies Prince de Conti to Saint-Germain and explains that Madame de Longueville is ill.

Maréchal de Villeroy

Also known as the marshal

A marshal who joins the royal party at Saint-Germain and is later summoned by Anne of Austria.

Villequier

Also known as Monsieur de Villequier

A court officer who joins the royal party at Saint-Germain.

the coachman of Porthos’s carriage

Also known as the coachman

An unnamed driver who replaces D’Artagnan on the royal carriage’s box during the departure.

Mousqueton’s horses

Also known as the horses

The horses drawing the carriage during the royal escape; Porthos notes that they are valuable and fears the gate guards will injure them.

the hay dealer at Saint-Germain

Also known as the hay dealer

An unnamed merchant who sells D’Artagnan straw for the displaced court at Saint-Germain.

the innkeeper at the Lamb

Also known as the landlord of the Lamb

An unnamed innkeeper in Saint-Germain who sells D’Artagnan straw for the cold and sleepless arrivals.

Gros-Louis the farmer

Also known as Farmer Louis

A farmer in Saint-Germain who sells D’Artagnan straw for the displaced court.

the people selling straw in Saint-Germain

Also known as the people who opened the doors

Unnamed residents who direct D’Artagnan and Porthos to the local sellers of straw.

the people gathered at Saint-Germain château

Also known as the poor creatures

Unnamed members of the royal party who are cold and tired after fleeing Paris and eagerly buy straw for bedding.

the officer sent by Mazarin

Also known as the officer

An unnamed officer who summons D’Artagnan to Mazarin at Saint-Germain and wakes Porthos with orders to leave for England.

the crew of the Standard

Also known as the sailors

Unnamed sailors who raise anchor and sail the Standard from Boulogne.

the royalist camp sentinels

Also known as the Highlanders · the Scotch sentinel

Unnamed Scottish sentries guarding the royalist camp near Newcastle. One speaks with a disguised cavalier who is seeking information.

the sleeping cavalier

An unnamed man disguised as a cavalier who wakes in the royalist camp and meets another man to discuss warning the king.

the cavalier questioning the sentinel

An unnamed foreigner disguised as a cavalier who questions a Scottish sentinel and then meets the sleeping cavalier.

Tony

Lord de Winter’s groom and servant, who tells Athos and Aramis that his master is awake.

the curate of St. Merri

Also known as Monsieur de St. Merri

An unnamed priest who recommends Planchet to the coadjutor and vouches for him.

the vicar of St. Jacques de la Boucherie

Also known as the vicar

An unnamed church official who lets Maillard and the coadjutor meet in the tower of St. Jacques de la Boucherie.

the mendicants of the Court of Miracles

Also known as the beggars of the Court of Miracles · the beggars

Maillard’s followers, who secretly build barricades across Paris in preparation for the uprising.

the shopkeepers lending weapons

Also known as the shopkeepers

Unnamed Parisian shopkeepers who pass weapons to citizens during preparations for the Fronde.

the bourgeois at the quay

Also known as the bourgeois

Armed Parisian citizens gathered in groups along the quay during the uprising.

Louvières

Also known as Broussel’s son

Councillor Broussel’s son, who organizes armed bourgeois and helps hold back the crowd until the queen signs his father’s release. He later boasts of his role and hopes to receive a military company.

the fifty recruits of the Chevalier d’Humières

Also known as Rochefort’s fifty recruits · the fifty horsemen · the fifty soldiers

Unnamed recruits promised to Rochefort by the Chevalier d’Humières. They join the Fronde and gather at a sculptor’s house.

the sculptor who shelters Rochefort’s recruits

Also known as the sculptor

An unnamed sculptor who lets Rochefort’s recruits enter his house through the trap used to bring in marble.

Maréchal de la Meilleraie

Also known as the marshal · La Meilleraie

A marshal whom Anne of Austria sends to confront the uprising. His forces are driven back by the barricades, and the coadjutor secures his pledge to ask the queen to release Broussel.

the guards accompanying the marshal

Also known as the marshal’s guards · the guards

Unnamed soldiers who accompany La Meilleraie against the Paris barricades; several are killed or wounded.

the women and children guarding the barricades

Also known as the women and children

Unnamed residents who help defend Maillard’s barricades against the marshal’s troops.

Fontrailles

La Meilleraie’s aide-de-camp, wounded in the arm during the fighting at the barricades.

the queen’s palace sentinels

Also known as the sentinels

Unnamed guards of the regiment stationed around the Palais Royal. They fire on the crowd, helping provoke an assault on the palace gates.

the women in the queen’s chamber

Also known as the women

Unnamed attendants behind the men in Anne of Austria’s chamber during the crisis.

the Bishop of Meaux

Also known as Séguier’s brother

The chancellor’s brother, who sheltered with him during the riot and heard his confession when they feared they would be killed.

the old woman who hid Séguier

Also known as the old woman

An unnamed woman who hides the chancellor and his brother in a closet behind tapestry during the riot.

the Marquis d’O——

Also known as the Marquis

An unnamed marquis whose clothes Séguier wore to escape the hotel during the riot.

the rioters who attacked Séguier’s hotel

Also known as the rioters

Unnamed insurgents who invade and ransack the hotel where Chancellor Séguier sought refuge.

Mathieu Molé

Also known as Molé · the chief president

Chief president of the Paris parliament, noted for his courage during the unrest. He is among those present behind Anne of Austria during the crisis.

the rioters who attacked Séguier’s carriage

Also known as the people

Unnamed rioters who smash Séguier’s carriage and pursue him to his refuge.

the officer and two guards killed defending Séguier’s hotel

Also known as the officer · the two guards

Three unnamed men killed while defending the street door of the hotel where Chancellor Séguier took refuge.

the arrested ringleader

An unnamed protest leader arrested by Comminges who escapes into a house after soldiers try to carry out an order to hang him.

the old woman who helped Séguier escape

An unnamed woman who hides the chancellor and his brother in a closet during the riot.

the twenty men attacking the barricade

Also known as the twenty men

Unnamed soldiers dismounted by La Meilleraie to break through Maillard’s barricade; they are met by gunfire.

the French Brutus

A fanciful name D’Artagnan imagines the people might give him if he killed Mazarin and was carried in triumph; not a separate person.

the citizens proposing to seize the king

Also known as the sheriffs, captains and the quartermaster

Unnamed Parisian civic leaders who secretly discuss taking the king to the Hôtel de Ville and having the coadjutor direct his education.

the Maréchal de la Meilleraie’s aide-de-camp

Also known as Fontrailles

Fontrailles, La Meilleraie’s aide-de-camp, whose arm is broken during the clash with the barricades.

the queen’s servant who brings D’Artagnan’s letter

Also known as the unliveried servant · the servant

An unnamed servant who brings D’Artagnan a letter from Anne of Austria.

the messenger from Cardinal Mazarin

Also known as the second servant · the valet

An unnamed servant who brings D’Artagnan a letter from Mazarin.

the servant who escorts D’Artagnan to the queen

Also known as Anne of Austria’s servant

An unnamed attendant who leads D’Artagnan by a private staircase to the queen’s oratory.

the guards around the Palais Royal

Also known as the armed men

Unnamed armed guards stationed around the Palais Royal during the uprising; Anne orders Comminges to use them against the crowd.

the rioters at the gates of the Palais Royal

Also known as the people

Parisian insurgents who force the palace gates and demand Broussel’s release.

the keeper of the prison at Saint Germain

An unnamed prison official whom Anne of Austria orders to release Councillor Broussel.

the princes and princesses at the banquet

Also known as the princes and princesses

Unnamed members of the royal family and court invited to the banquet celebrating the victory at Lens and Condé’s return.

the queen’s guards

Also known as the guards

Unnamed soldiers guarding Anne of Austria as she plans to leave Paris.

the Cardinal’s clerk

Also known as the secretary

An unnamed clerk who is not identified in this passage.

Aramis’s penitent

Also known as the young woman

An unnamed young woman who passes Aramis on the Pont du Louvre; he greets her with a courteous bow.

the four former musketeers

Also known as four men · four devoted, resolute men

Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D’Artagnan, whom Lord de Winter hopes to recruit to protect Charles I. Athos and Aramis undertake the journey, while Porthos and D’Artagnan remain in France.

the daughter of the Queen of England

Also known as the Princess Henrietta · the queen’s daughter

A daughter of Queen Henrietta Maria and Charles I who writes a letter to her father for Athos to carry. The passage refers to her as the princess.

Princess Elizabeth

A daughter of Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria, living far from her mother and exposed to their enemies.

the porter at the Louvre

Also known as the porter

An unnamed porter who receives Athos, Aramis, and Lord de Winter at the Louvre.

the four former musketeers’ grooms

Also known as the grooms

Unnamed servants accompanying Athos, Aramis, and Lord de Winter on their journey. They handle the horses and luggage at Boulogne.

the host at Lord de Winter’s inn in Boulogne

Also known as the host

An unnamed innkeeper in Boulogne, trusted by Lord de Winter, where the English lord expects to find letters.

the young man at Boulogne

Also known as the young stranger · the interrogator

Mordaunt, traveling under an undisclosed identity. He questions Athos and Aramis about Mazarin, follows them to their boat, and reveals himself as Milady’s son.

the four rowers

Also known as the rowers

Unnamed men who row Athos, Aramis, Lord de Winter, and their servants out to the sloop.

the sloop’s captain

Also known as the captain

An unnamed captain who takes the party aboard his vessel and sails toward Hastings.

Councillor Broussel

Also known as the man who was upset at the Cimetière Saint Jean · Broussel · Master Broussel

A Paris parliament councillor and popular opponent of the court. The king orders his arrest, provoking a riot in which Raoul and D’Artagnan help protect him and Comminges.

Broussel’s wife

Also known as Madame Broussel

Councillor Broussel’s wife, who is present when he is arrested and pleads with the crowd not to let him be harmed.

Broussel’s two daughters

Also known as the young girls

Councillor Broussel’s unnamed daughters, who cling to their father when Comminges comes to arrest him.

the police officer in Comminges’s carriage

Also known as the police officer · the policeman

An unnamed officer who accompanies Comminges’s carriage and watches for Broussel’s household before the arrest.

the guards accompanying Comminges

Also known as the four guards · the guards

Unnamed royal guards who accompany Comminges to arrest Broussel and face the crowd outside his house.

the coachman of Comminges’s carriage

Also known as the coachman

An unnamed coachman who drives the carriage used to take Broussel away and lashes Friquet when he climbs onto it.

the sixteen-year-old officer

Also known as the young officer

Raoul, who arrives in uniform to help the royal guards during Broussel’s arrest and defends Comminges against the crowd.

the giant citizen

An unnamed protester who presses Raoul during the crowd’s attack on Comminges’s carriage; Raoul drives him back with his sword.

the guards accompanying Comminges’s carriage

Also known as the guards in the carriage

Unnamed guards who ride in the carriage used to arrest Broussel and present arms when the crowd gathers.

the crowd at Broussel’s arrest

Also known as the people · the multitude

Parisian protesters who gather to stop Broussel’s arrest, attack the guards and carriages, and threaten Comminges.

the man who shot at Comminges’s escort

Also known as the young man with the musket

Louvières, who fires at Comminges’s carriage, then surrenders his unloaded musket to D’Artagnan and is allowed to escape.

the sergeant of D’Artagnan’s company

Also known as the sergeant

An unnamed veteran of the Spanish wars who recognizes Porthos as an old companion and receives him warmly among the musketeers.

Raoul’s horse

Also known as the horse

Raoul’s horse, taken by Friquet during the tumult after Broussel’s arrest and later recovered by Raoul.

D’Artagnan’s musketeers

Also known as the company of musketeers · the musketeers

Unnamed soldiers under D’Artagnan’s command who help disperse the crowd and escort Comminges and Broussel.

the injured musketeer

An unnamed musketeer wounded by a shot during the crowd’s attack on Comminges’s carriage.

the coachman of the second carriage

An unnamed driver whose carriage D’Artagnan’s party takes to transfer Broussel after the first vehicle is overturned.

the Count de Villeroy

Also known as Count de Villeroy

A courtier who mocks the coadjutor at Anne of Austria’s court after the victory at Lens.

the Maréchal de la Meilleraie

Also known as Maréchal de la Meilleraie

A marshal who jokes at court about the coadjutor’s possible role in battle.

Nogent-Beautin

Also known as Beautin · the fool of the court

The court fool who mocks the coadjutor’s offer of religious aid to the queen.

the curates summoned by Gondy

Also known as the curates · the thirty officiating ministers

Unnamed parish priests whom the coadjutor summons to help stir opposition to the queen and Mazarin. Three remain to propose useful allies.

Planchet’s wife

An unnamed woman married to Planchet who keeps a confectioner’s shop; the curate of St. Merri is her confessor.

the curate of St. Sulpice

Also known as Monsieur de St. Sulpice

An unnamed priest who tells the coadjutor that Count de Rochefort is in Paris and could lead a revolt.

the curate of St. Eustache

Also known as Monsieur de St. Eustache

An unnamed priest who introduces the coadjutor to Maillard, a beggar leader at St. Eustache.

the predecessor of Maillard at St. Eustache

Also known as the beggar’s predecessor

An unnamed former holy-water distributor whose position Maillard bought for a hundred pistoles.

D’Arminges

Also known as the man with gray hair · the gray-headed man · the tutor · Monsieur d’Arminges

An older, learned tutor who accompanies Count de Guiche.

Maréchal de Grammont

Also known as the marshal · Marshal de Grammont

Count de Guiche’s father and a commander in Prince de Condé’s army. Wounded in the right arm at Lens, he sends news of the victory to the Queen of England through Raoul.

Madame de Chevreuse

Also known as Duchess of Chevreuse · the Duchess de Chevreuse · Marie Michon

Raoul’s mother and a politically connected former beauty. She sends word to Athos that she wishes to congratulate Raoul on his conduct at Lens.

the young monk

Also known as the monk · the Augustine brother · the Augustine · the pretended monk

Milady’s son, who traveled disguised as an Augustinian monk. He learned the executioner of Bethune’s account of his mother’s death, then stabbed him; he is now in France and seeks revenge on those involved.

the host of the Hermitage

Also known as the host

An unnamed host at the Hermitage who tells the four friends that someone has arrived in a hurry asking for the Comte de la Fère.

the nun

Also known as my sister

An unnamed Carmelite nun who informs Queen Henrietta Maria that Lord de Winter has arrived with a letter from England.

Lord Montrose

Also known as Montrose

A Scottish commander who had won several battles for Charles I but was defeated at Philiphaugh and fled disguised as a servant to Norway.

Lesly

A commander who met and defeated Lord Montrose at the frontier.

Joices

One of the English figures Queen Henrietta Maria fears may have forestalled Lord de Winter’s appeal to France.

Prinns

One of the English figures Queen Henrietta Maria fears may have forestalled Lord de Winter’s appeal to France.

the guard at the first chamber

Also known as the guard

An unnamed palace guard who directs Mordaunt onward when he asks to see Cardinal Mazarin.

the porter at the second hall

Also known as the porter · the doorkeeper

An unnamed palace official who directs Mordaunt to Bernouin after asking whether he has a letter of audience.

the doorkeeper at the gallery

Also known as the doorkeeper

An unnamed palace official who shows Mordaunt the way out through the gallery after his meeting with Mazarin.

King Charles’s secretary

Also known as one of my secretaries

Mordaunt, whom Cromwell identifies in his letter of introduction as one of his secretaries.

the minister from Kingston

Also known as the minister

An unnamed Calvinist minister who took in Mordaunt as a begging child, instructed him in his faith, and helped him search for his family.

Mordaunt’s French nurse

Also known as the nurse

An unnamed French woman who cared for Mordaunt until he was five, then sent him away when she was no longer paid and told him of a relative his mother had mentioned.

Mordaunt’s mother

Also known as his mother

Milady, who visited Mordaunt three times while he was a child. She was executed after her crimes and is the focus of his pursuit of revenge.

Mordaunt’s remaining relation

Also known as his relation

Lord de Winter, Mordaunt’s uncle and the one living relative he says remains to him.

Cromwell’s tailor

Also known as a tailor

An unnamed tradesman whom Lord de Winter mentions as an example of the common men who might be negotiating with Mazarin.

Cromwell’s coachmaker

Also known as a coachmaker

An unnamed tradesman whom Lord de Winter mentions as an example of the common men who might be negotiating with Mazarin.

Cromwell’s brewer

Also known as a brewer

An unnamed tradesman whom Lord de Winter mentions as an example of the common men who might be negotiating with Mazarin.

the Duke of Buckingham

Also known as Duc de Buckingham · Buckingham

A duke whose assassination Milady arranged, according to Lord de Winter; Mordaunt’s mother was also accused of poisoning a young woman attached to one of her opponents.

Felton

The man who stabbed Buckingham; Lord de Winter says Milady caused him to commit the murder.

the young woman poisoned at Bethune

An unnamed young woman attached to one of Milady’s opponents, whom Lord de Winter says Milady had poisoned at the Augustinian convent in Bethune.

the executioner’s brother

Also known as the brother of the headsman

An unnamed priest and former lover of Milady, whom the executioner said she seduced and caused to die. Lord de Winter says the executioner rejoiced in avenging his brother’s shame and suicide.

the five men who condemned Milady

Also known as the five men

Athos, Porthos, Aramis, D’Artagnan, and Lord de Winter, whom Mordaunt accuses of conspiring to kill his mother.

the French sisters of the Carmelite convent

Also known as the pious sisters

Unnamed Carmelite nuns who pray for the success of Charles I’s armies and shelter Queen Henrietta Maria and her daughter.

the four guards at the Palais Royal

Also known as the guard and the doorkeepers · the guards

Unnamed guards and doorkeepers stationed at the Palais Royal, including those controlling access to Mazarin’s rooms.

the chamberlain at the Louvre

Also known as the doorkeeper

An unnamed palace attendant whose duties are performed by the young Henrietta when she announces Raoul’s arrival to her mother.

the groom from the Duchess de Chevreuse

Also known as a groom

An unnamed messenger sent by the Duchess de Chevreuse to tell Athos she knows of Raoul’s return and wishes to congratulate him.

Olivain

Athos’s lackey, who accompanies Raoul and Grimaud and helps escort Lord de Winter safely through Paris.

the young shopkeeper

Also known as the man Aramis struck

An unnamed shopkeeper whom Aramis knocks aside after the man accidentally splashes him.

the four guards at the queen’s reception

Also known as the cardinal’s numerous guards

Unnamed guards at the Palais Royal who witness Queen Henrietta Maria’s visit to Mazarin.

Mordaunt’s street watcher

Also known as the unknown · the man who followed Lord de Winter

Mordaunt, who follows Lord de Winter from the Palais Royal to the Louvre and then to his hotel.

the horses of the pursued party

Also known as their horses

Unnamed horses ridden by Beaufort’s party; some break down during the flight, and one dies along the road.

Madame de Neuillan

A woman known to Count de Guiche and mentioned among the people Raoul had seen at Scarron’s salon.

the count’s two grooms

Also known as the servants · the two valets

Unnamed servants of Count de Guiche who scout ahead in the woods, help attend the wounded traveler, and guard the Spanish prisoner.

the tutor’s two servants

Also known as the tutor’s servants

Two unnamed servants accompanying D’Arminges; they form the advance guard and report seeing suspicious horsemen in the woods.

the Spanish raiders

Also known as the Spaniards · the skirmishers · the highway robbers

Unnamed enemy horsemen who attack travelers in the woods and fight Raoul and Guiche. They kill one traveler, wound another, and are driven off.

the dead traveler

Also known as the dead man

An unnamed traveler killed by the Spanish raiders; Raoul identifies him as a tonsured priest.

the tonsured priest

Also known as the curate of Bethune

The dead traveler, a priest from Bethune who was carrying his church’s holy vessels and chapter treasure to safety when Spanish raiders killed him.

the wounded traveler

Also known as the wounded man · the dying man · the former executioner of Bethune · the executioner · the headsman of Bethune

A former executioner of Bethune, wounded mortally by Spanish raiders while escorting the curate and church treasure. He confesses to having executed Milady, then dies after Milady’s son, disguised as a monk, stabs him.

the Spanish prisoner

Also known as the prisoner

An unnamed military adventurer captured by Guiche’s party after the fight in the woods. Though he pretends to be Spanish and then German, Raoul identifies him as Italian; he reveals the enemy army’s strength and plans to Prince de Condé.

the wounded traveler’s companion

An unnamed man who volunteered to accompany the curate of Bethune and the church treasure after others feared the Spanish raiders; he is the wounded former executioner.

the innkeeper on the road to Greney

Also known as the host · the innkeeper

An unnamed innkeeper who prepares to receive the wounded former executioner and sends for a doctor. He recognizes the man as the former executioner of Bethune and later tells Grimaud that a monk was with him.

the innkeeper’s wife

Also known as the hostess

An unnamed woman at the inn who recognizes the wounded former executioner of Bethune and reacts with alarm.

the monk’s mule

Also known as the mule

The mule ridden by Milady’s son while he is disguised as a monk; he leaves it at the inn when he escapes.

the wounded man’s executioner’s brother

Also known as the brother

An unnamed priest and former lover of Milady, whom the wounded executioner says she seduced and caused to die. The executioner is this man’s brother.

the four French musketeers

Also known as the four noblemen · the four other noblemen · the four faithful servants

Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D’Artagnan, the four French musketeers who helped execute Milady. The wounded executioner does not know their names, but Milady’s son learns that his uncle was among her judges.

Anne de Bueil

Also known as Milady

Milady’s name as a young woman. The wounded executioner identifies her as his victim, and her son John Francis de Winter learns this identity during his false confession.

the surgeon at the inn

Also known as the surgeon · the doctor

An unnamed medical practitioner summoned to treat the wounded former executioner. He removes the dagger, after which the man dies.

the curious onlookers at the inn

Also known as the other persons

Unnamed people drawn to the inn by curiosity after the wounded former executioner is brought there.

Henri de Bourbon

The deceased father of Prince de Condé, whose death led Condé to be called Monsieur le Prince.

the prince’s aide

Also known as the aide

An unnamed officer who accompanies Prince de Condé and Raoul to an elevated position overlooking Lens.

the old soldier of Rocroy

Also known as the peasant · the guide

An unnamed former infantryman from the battle of Rocroy who guides Prince de Condé and Raoul to a hill overlooking Lens.

the enemy commander

Also known as Count de Fuonsaldagna

A Spanish commander named by the prisoner as one of the leaders of the army advancing on Lens.

General Beck

A general identified by the prisoner as one of the leaders of the enemy army advancing on Lens.

the archduke

An unnamed archduke whom the prisoner identifies as one of the leaders of the enemy army advancing on Lens.

Le Plessis

A commander or officer whom Prince de Condé orders recalled with the troops on his side of the Lys.

Bellièvre

A commander or officer whom Prince de Condé orders recalled with the troops on his side of the Lys.

D’Erlac

A commander or officer whom Prince de Condé orders recalled with the troops on his side of the Lys.

the peasants of Aunay

Also known as the peasants

Unnamed villagers alarmed by reports of Spanish cruelty; one of them recognizes Prince de Condé and offers to guide him.

the soldiers who brought in the prisoner

Also known as the two soldiers

Two unnamed soldiers who bring the captured military adventurer before Prince de Condé and lead him away when ordered.

the great cardinal

Also known as Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu, whose past conflicts with the four friends form part of their dinner conversation.

Madame Bonancieux

Also known as Madame de Bonancieux

A woman whose death remains a source of regret for D’Artagnan, who remembers her as a victim when discussing Milady’s execution.

Phœbus

A horse ridden by Mousqueton during the pursuit of Beaufort; it gives out on the road.

Superbe

A stylish horse Porthos offers Mousqueton for the journey to court; the passage does not establish whether Mousqueton rides it.

Monsieur du Poins

Also known as the messenger

An officer in the guards on duty at the donjon of Vincennes. He brings Mazarin news that Beaufort has escaped.

Monsieur de Chavigny

Also known as De Chavigny

Governor of Vincennes, where Beaufort was imprisoned. He is absent when Beaufort escapes.

La Ramee

Also known as Monsieur La Ramee

An officer responsible for guarding Beaufort at Vincennes. After the escape, he is found locked in the prisoner’s room, gagged, with a poniard nearby.

the sergeant at Vincennes

Also known as the sergeant

An unnamed sergeant whose soldiers clear idlers from the scene of Beaufort’s escape. He initially refuses to reveal the fugitives’ route, but gives it when D’Artagnan threatens him with a pistol and shows the king’s order.

the concierge at the Saint Maur gate

Also known as the concierge

An unnamed gatekeeper who has the Saint Maur gate double-locked after Beaufort’s escape and must be compelled to open it for D’Artagnan’s pursuit.

the six mounted guards who attack D’Artagnan’s party

Also known as the cavaliers · the adversaries

Unnamed horsemen who confront D’Artagnan, Porthos, and Mousqueton during the pursuit. Several are killed or wounded, while their leader turns out to be Athos.

the groom at Monsieur de Montbazon’s hunting-house

Also known as the groom

An unnamed stable worker rubbing down four horses at a hunting-house. He protests when D’Artagnan takes the horses, then runs to summon help.

the steward at Monsieur de Montbazon’s hunting-house

Also known as the steward

An unnamed steward who tries to stop D’Artagnan and his companions from taking horses belonging to Monsieur de Montbazon.

the house servants at Monsieur de Montbazon’s hunting-house

Also known as the house servants · the people

Unnamed household servants whom the steward calls to pursue D’Artagnan’s party with carbines; they fire at the fleeing riders.

Monsieur de Montbazon

The owner of horses at a hunting-house that D’Artagnan’s party takes during their pursuit. He is the husband of Madame de Montbazon.

the two fallen horsemen

Also known as the two dead men

Two unnamed mounted opponents killed during the pursuit; Mousqueton takes their horses for D’Artagnan.

the dying horseman

Also known as the dismounted cavalier

An unnamed opponent wounded and dismounted during the pursuit. Porthos strikes him down with his sword hilt.

Madame de Vendôme

A woman who leaves her name at Broussel’s house after he is injured.

Athos’s horse

An unnamed horse ridden by Athos before he gives it and another horse to D’Artagnan and Porthos.

the concierge at the Hotel de Rohan

Also known as the man from the Hotel de Rohan

An unnamed gatekeeper who gives Aramis the key to the Place Royale after asking him to swear that the gentlemen will not fight.

the innkeeper on the road to Flanders

Also known as the host · mine host · the tavern-keeper

An unnamed innkeeper who brings Raoul writing materials and tells him that a young traveler and an older tutor had stopped there shortly before.

the young traveler ahead of Raoul

Also known as the young gentleman

An unnamed young man traveling ahead of Raoul toward the army. He is later revealed to be the Count de Guiche.

the older tutor traveling with the young man

Also known as the old gentleman

An unnamed older man accompanying the young traveler ahead of Raoul; the passage does not identify him as D’Arminges.

the boatmen

Unnamed workers aboard the Oise ferry who cry out and gesture when the ferry’s rope breaks.

the people in the ferryboat

Also known as those whom it contained

Unnamed passengers caught aboard the drifting ferry after its rope breaks; they guide the boat toward the bank with a pole.

the footman at the Hotel de Luynes

Also known as the footman

An unnamed liveried servant at the Duchess of Chevreuse’s hotel who announces Athos and escorts him to her.

Prince de Marsillac

Also known as Monsieur de Marsillac

An old friend of Madame de Chevreuse who once helped her flee in disguise by providing clothes and horses. At her request, he is to recommend Raoul to Madame de Longueville.

Kitty

Madame de Chevreuse’s waiting-maid and trusted follower, who helped her flee France disguised as a lackey. Athos later took charge of Raoul, her mistress’s child.

the village priest

Also known as the curé · the good abbé · the priest

An unnamed priest in Roche-l’Abeille who unknowingly hosted the disguised Madame de Chevreuse and Athos on the night Raoul was conceived. He later received the infant Raoul in a cradle and gave him to a nobleman who promised to care for him.

Raoul’s father

Also known as the nobleman who took charge of the child

Athos, who fathered Raoul during their encounter at the village priest’s home and secretly took responsibility for the infant. He raised Raoul as his own son.

the dying person

An unnamed person in Roche-l’Abeille whose bedside the village priest was summoned to attend on the night Raoul was conceived.

the Abbé Scarron

Also known as Scarron · the little Abbé Scarron · the invalid · the queen’s invalid

A witty, crippled writer who hosts a celebrated Paris salon. After Mazarin stops his pension, his guests mock the cardinal and quietly conduct political business at his home.

Scarron’s valet

Also known as the valet

An unnamed servant who once covered Scarron in honey and feathers for a carnival prank.

the cardinal’s emissary

Also known as an emissary of the cardinal

An unnamed representative of the cardinal who warned Scarron against receiving the coadjutor.

Monsieur Gilles Despreaux

Also known as Gilles Despreaux

A man whom Scarron says he continues to receive despite the man’s ill opinion of him.

the two gentlemen on horseback

Also known as the two cavaliers

Two unnamed gentlemen whom Athos meets in Paris; one tells him that Mazarin has stopped Scarron’s pension.

the gentleman who tells Athos about Scarron’s pension

An unnamed gentleman, one of two Athos meets on horseback, who reports that Mazarin has stopped Scarron’s pension.

the elderly king in the royal tomb

Also known as the last king

Louis XIII, whose coffin lies temporarily in the cathedral crypt. Athos uses his burial to teach Raoul the distinction between a king and the enduring principle of royalty.

Louis XIII

Also known as Louis the Just

Former king of France, whose coffin is temporarily kept in the cathedral crypt. Athos describes him as a weak ruler overshadowed by Cardinal Richelieu.

the verger

An unnamed church worker at the cathedral who opens the royal tombs’ gate for Athos and Raoul.

the peasant holding Athos’s horse

Also known as the peasant

An unnamed peasant who holds Athos’s horse after Raoul departs.

the two sentinels

Also known as the sentinels

Unnamed guards at the town gate who tell Athos and Raoul that another young nobleman has already passed on his way to join the army.

the young nobleman ahead of Raoul

Also known as the young gentleman

An unnamed young man of noble appearance who has passed through the town gate earlier that day, apparently on his way to join the army.

the poachers

Unnamed men whom Athos and Raoul see under arrest along their route.

the successor to Père Marteau

Also known as the successor of Père Marteau

An unnamed confectioner who has taken over the shop opposite Vincennes and supplies the pâté used in Beaufort’s escape plan.

the four guards near Beaufort

Also known as the four guards

Unnamed guards who stay near the Duc de Beaufort and help retrieve tennis balls during his game with La Ramee.

the four other guards

Also known as the guards

Unnamed guards whom La Ramee permits to join the four guards in drinking the duke’s health.

the man waiting in the moat

Also known as the man in the moat

An unnamed accomplice who enters the moat to secure the injured Grimaud and help pull him to safety.

the two gentlemen waiting beyond the moat

Also known as the other two gentlemen

Two unnamed accomplices waiting with Rochefort beyond the moat, holding the cord used to draw Grimaud to safety and provide horses for the escape.

the three cavaliers waiting beyond the moat

Three unnamed accomplices waiting with two riding horses for Beaufort’s escape; one enters the moat to help Grimaud.

Père Marteau

Also known as Father Marteau · Daddy Marteau

The former confectioner opposite Vincennes whose business was bought by Noirmont; his successor supplies the pâté used in Beaufort’s escape.

the former servingman of a brave gentleman

An unnamed former servant whom the Duc de Beaufort describes to La Ramee as a hypothetical devoted helper in an escape plan; the description fits Grimaud.

the prince whom Madame de Chevreuse’s friends support

Also known as the prince

An unnamed prince, identified by context as the Prince de Condé, whose sister Madame de Longueville can help secure Raoul’s introduction to the army.

Mademoiselle Paulet

Also known as La Lionne · Parthénie

A fashionable, tall, golden-haired woman known as La Lionne. She mocks the poet Voiture and is identified as the woman Henry IV was visiting when he was assassinated.

Henry IV

Former king of France and grandfather of the Duc de Beaufort. Mademoiselle Paulet was the woman he was going to visit when he was assassinated.

the two trained servingmen

Also known as the servingmen

Unnamed servants who attend guests at Scarron’s salon.

Mademoiselle de Scudéry

Also known as the sister of Monsieur de Scudéry

A writer and sister of Monsieur de Scudéry, seen speaking with a young woman at Scarron’s gathering.

Monsieur de Scudéry

Also known as De Scudéry

A tall, mustached officer and author of Clélie and Le Grand Cyrus, works partly written with his sister.

the young woman with velvet eyes

Also known as the fair Indian · Mademoiselle Frances d’Aubigné · Mademoiselle d’Aubigné

A charming young woman from Martinique and granddaughter of Agrippa d’Aubigné, whom Scarron calls the fair Indian. She admires Voiture’s poetry and attracts Raoul’s attention.

Agrippa d’Aubigné

Also known as Agrippa

A celebrated figure and friend of Henry IV; he is the grandfather of Frances d’Aubigné.

the older woman accompanying Frances d’Aubigné

An unnamed mature woman who appears to be in the company of Frances d’Aubigné and is described as having the manner of a duenna or devotee.

Monsieur Voiture

Also known as Voiture

A poet whose work is discussed at Scarron’s salon. He is ill after catching cold, though Mademoiselle Paulet disputes how serious his condition is.

Madame de Saintot

A woman who has hurried to the ill Voiture with broth.

La Renaudot

A woman who warms the sheets for the ill Voiture.

Marquise de Rambouillet

Also known as Madame de Rambouillet

A marquise who sends tisane to the ill Voiture.

the gentleman who told Athos about Scarron

An unnamed gentleman at Scarron’s salon, one of the pair Athos met in the Rue Saint Honoré, who asks whether Voiture is ill.

the coadjutor’s unnamed informant

An unnamed person who tells the coadjutor that Scarron is in disgrace.

Champenois

Scarron’s servant, whom he calls to roll his chair to bed.

Charles

A young household attendant at Bragelonne, described as half peasant and half foot-boy. Athos entrusts him with looking after Planchet and delivering a letter to D’Artagnan.

Benvenuto Cellini

A Florentine sculptor credited by Athos with making the family’s silver ewer, which depicts the Battle of Marignan.

Francis I

Also known as Francis I.

A former king of France depicted in the ewer at the moment his sword broke during the Battle of Marignan.

Enguerrand de la Fère

An ancestor of Athos who offered his sword to Francis I during the Battle of Marignan and was made a knight of the Order of St. Michael.

Monsieur de Bassompierre

Also known as Duc de Bassompierre · De Bassompierre · Monsieur de Bassompierre

A former prisoner of the Bastille and political associate of Rochefort. Athos recalls serving with D’Artagnan at the siege of La Rochelle under him and Cardinal Richelieu.

Monsieur de Tréville

Also known as De Tréville

An army officer and D’Artagnan’s superior, whose illness prompts D’Artagnan to return to Paris.

king’s treasurer at Blois

Also known as the king’s treasurer

An unnamed royal official in Blois whom D’Artagnan is instructed to visit to collect two hundred pistoles.

Coysel

An astrologer whose prophecy says the Duc de Beaufort will escape before Whitsuntide. His earlier predictions are cited by a guard as having come true.

the guard who tells of Coysel’s prophecy

Also known as Saint Laurent

A guard in the Palais Royal who tells Mazarin that Coysel predicted Beaufort’s escape and recounts the astrologer’s other predictions.

the incredulous soldier

An unnamed guard who dismisses the claim that Beaufort has escaped and calls on Saint Laurent to repeat the prophecy story.

the guard listening on the bench

An unnamed soldier who appears to be asleep while listening to the guards’ conversation about Beaufort.

Urban Grandier

A learned man burned by Cardinal Richelieu, mentioned by guards debating sorcery and prophecy.

the special guard

An unnamed officer placed over the Duc de Beaufort at Vincennes, whom Mazarin summons to report on the prisoner.

the four guards in Beaufort’s chamber

Also known as the guards

Unnamed guards who watch Beaufort in his chamber as part of the prison’s close surveillance.

the four guards in the antechamber

Also known as the guards

Unnamed guards stationed in the antechamber outside Beaufort’s room.

the steward of the Duc de Grammont

Also known as the steward of Grammont

An unnamed steward who recommends Grimaud to La Ramee as a deputy keeper.

Duc de Grammont

A duke whose steward recommends Grimaud for a position at Vincennes.

Pistache

The Duc de Beaufort’s intelligent dog, trained to perform tricks and mock the jailers and Mazarin. Pistache is later found poisoned.

the dog’s keeper

An unnamed keeper at Vincennes who sells Pistache to the Duc de Beaufort.

Cardinal Bentivoglio

Also known as Bentivoglio

A cardinal who formerly employed Mazarin as a servant; Beaufort depicts him beating Mazarin in one of his prison drawings.

Ignatius Loyola

A religious figure whose role in a tragedy is imitated by Mazarin in one of Beaufort’s satirical prison drawings.

the king’s secretary Le Camus

Also known as Le Camus

A royal secretary whom Beaufort accuses of having grown immensely wealthy after arriving in Paris with twenty francs.

Emery

Also known as Monsieur d’Emery · Particelli · the Superintendent Emery

Superintendent of finance, hated by the people for taxation and his own conduct. Beaufort cites Emery’s wealth and lavish wedding gift to his son while mocking corruption.

Emery’s son

The superintendent’s son, whom Beaufort says received three hundred thousand francs and a house as a wedding gift.

the Maréchal Ornano

Also known as Maréchal Ornano

A marshal who died in the donjon of Vincennes; Beaufort claims the authorities are trying to starve him as they starved Ornano.

Grand Prior of Vendôme

Also known as the Grand Prior de Vendôme

A former prisoner who died in the donjon of Vincennes, cited by Beaufort as someone allegedly starved there.

Duc de Guise

A duke said to have taught dogs in Paris to jump for Mademoiselle de Pons.

Mademoiselle de Pons

Also known as Mademoiselle de Pons

A woman for whom the Duc de Guise reportedly trained dogs to jump.

Madame de Montbazon

Also known as Marie de Montbazon

A beautiful woman whom Beaufort still loves. She sends him a note promising that his friends are arranging his escape and vouching for Grimaud.

the gardener at Vincennes

Also known as the peasant gardener

Rochefort, disguised as a gardener working beyond the moat, who returns tennis balls to Beaufort and conveys a hidden message in one of them.

the officer of the guard

An unnamed guard officer who plays tennis and chess with Beaufort and stands watch over him.

Madame de Saint-Remy

Louise de la Vallière’s mother, whom Raoul is to visit before leaving for Paris.

Gabrielle d’Estrées

A former royal mistress and grandmother of the Duc de Beaufort.

the keepers at Vincennes

Also known as the keepers

Unnamed prison staff who guard Beaufort and refuse to heed his appeal to free him.

Beaufort’s uncle

An unnamed uncle of the Duc de Beaufort who died in the donjon of Vincennes.

Puylaurens

A former prisoner who died in the donjon of Vincennes, appearing in Beaufort’s nightmare.

La Ramee’s wife

La Ramee’s unnamed wife, whom he adores and can only glimpse with their children from the top of the prison wall.

La Ramee’s children

La Ramee’s unnamed children, who walk with their mother by the moat so their father can see them from the wall.

the pastry successor’s predecessor

Also known as the confectioner’s predecessor

The unnamed former confectioner opposite Vincennes whose business Father Marteau sold to Noirmont.

the two men working in the moat gardens

Also known as the peasants

Unnamed workers who cultivate small gardens beyond the moat at Vincennes.

the gardener who plants trees and asparagus

Also known as the gardener

An unnamed worker at Vincennes who plants trees and an asparagus bed for Beaufort, provoking his anger.

Lafollone’s cook

Also known as the cook who lived with Lafollone

A cook employed by Aramis, formerly in the household of Lafollone, the cardinal’s friend and a famous epicure.

Lafollone

A friend of the cardinal and a famous epicure whose cook now works for Aramis.

the laughing gentleman

An unnamed man who laughed at Aramis while he was preaching at the Church of St. Louis au Marais. Aramis challenged and fought him, then gave him absolution after mortally wounding him.

Aramis’s fencing master

Also known as the master-at-arms

An unnamed fencing instructor who trains Aramis at the Jesuit convent.

Sarazin

A man with whom Aramis is intimate; he is devoted to the Prince de Conti.

Monsieur de Bois-Robert

Also known as Bois-Robert

A political associate of Aramis who, since Richelieu’s death, is said to belong to every party or no party.

Bishop of Noyon

Also known as the Bishop of Noyon

An unnamed bishop involved in a legal dispute with Porthos over feudal rights and the Pierrefonds property.

Madame du Vallon

Porthos’s late wife, who died two years before this passage. She had previously been married to a lawyer, a connection that led local nobles to look down on Porthos.

the host of the Cygne de la Croix

An unnamed innkeeper at Dammartin who gives D’Artagnan equivocal directions toward the Bracieux estate.

the host at Nanteuil

An unnamed innkeeper from Picardy who tells D’Artagnan where the Bracieux estate is.

the man in green

Mousqueton, whom D’Artagnan and Planchet initially mistake for Porthos when they see him riding among his servants and tenants.

the footmen

Two unnamed liveried attendants who ride beside Mousqueton as he receives the homage of the people assembled at Porthos’s estate.

the assembled tenants

Also known as the clowns

Unnamed people gathered at Porthos’s estate who bow to Mousqueton, mistaking his rank or honoring him as their lord’s steward.

the peasant woodcutter

Also known as the peasant

An unnamed local man transporting wood he cut in Athos’s copse to the château.

the elderly servant at Bragelonne

Also known as the servitor

An unnamed white-haired, erect servant who confirms that Athos lives at the estate and admits Planchet and D’Artagnan.

the guests at Bragelonne

Also known as the people present

Unnamed guests at Athos’s home who rise to greet D’Artagnan and later leave so the old friends can talk.

the household servants at Bragelonne

Also known as the valets

Unnamed servants at Athos’s estate who attend the horses and prepare to light their guests to bed.

Louise de la Vallière

Also known as Mademoiselle de la Vallière · Louise

A young girl and neighbor of Athos, daughter of Madame de Saint-Remy. She sprains her ankle while playing near a woodpile and is carried to Athos’s home by Raoul.

Marceline

Louise de la Vallière’s nurse, who is with her when she falls and injures her ankle.

Duc de Barbe

Also known as the old Duc de Barbe

An elderly friend of the La Vallière family who offers to take the injured Louise to Blois in his carriage.

Marie de Médicis

Also known as Queen Marie de Médicis

A former queen of France to whom Athos’s mother served as lady of honor.

Porthos’s steward

Also known as Mouston · Mousqueton

Mousqueton, Porthos’s devoted steward, who is proud of his position and asks others to use the name Mouston.

Porthos’s servants

Also known as the body of servants

Unnamed household staff at Porthos’s château, who attend him and D’Artagnan and observe their reunion.

Porthos’s neighbors

Also known as the country squires

Unnamed local gentry who claim ancient lineage and exclude Porthos from their society because of his late wife’s first marriage.

the lawyer

An unnamed lawyer who was Madame du Vallon’s first husband; his marriage to her damages Porthos’s standing with the local gentry.

Lord de Gassion

Also known as Monsieur de Gassion

A military commander whose position as marshal D’Artagnan hopes one day to inherit.

Duc de Jussac

Also known as De Jussac

A former cardinal’s guard, remembered by D’Artagnan as one of the bloodhounds of the old days.

Coligny

Also known as Monsieur de Coligny

A man killed in a duel by the Duc de Guise in the Place Royale.

Mousqueton’s inferiors

Unnamed servants whom Mousqueton hopes will show him proper subordination now that he is Porthos’s steward.

Porthos’s dogs

Also known as the hounds · the harriers · the pointers · the setters

Porthos’s hunting dogs, including four harriers and several other sporting dogs. They are kept at his estate for hunting.

Vulcan

Porthos’s best cavalry horse.

Bayard

Porthos’s best riding horse.

Rustaud

A sturdy horse chosen by Mousqueton for travel.

the young woman disguised as a cavalier

Also known as the cavalier · the supposed cavalier

Madame de Longueville, who visits Aramis in male disguise and speaks with him near the convent.

Charles de Chalais

Also known as Chalais

A correspondent whom Rochefort was once sent to intercept in Brussels. Mazarin names him as one of the men the Duke of Orléans helped murder.

Duc de Montmorency

Also known as Montmorency

A man whom Mazarin says the Duke of Orléans helped murder.

Cinq-Mars

A man whom Mazarin says the Duke of Orléans helped murder.

D’Artagnan’s father

D’Artagnan’s father, whose death took his son to Béarn. He owned a château with little land beyond a small garden.

the landlady’s husband

Also known as the missing husband

Madeleine’s husband, who disappeared after secretly selling wine and taking money and jewels. He was presumed dead, but later returned and sought to marry her again.

the Swiss suitor

Also known as the enormous Swiss · the Helvetian

A large Swiss man who is engaged to Madeleine. D’Artagnan challenges him over the room and wounds him in a duel, after which he leaves.

the lad

Also known as the boy

An unnamed boy at the Hotel de la Chevrette who tries to summon help during D’Artagnan’s confrontation with the Swiss.

D’Artagnan’s former adversary

An unnamed man who once fought Aramis in a duel in the Place Royale. D’Artagnan served as Aramis’s second and wounded the man in the arm.

the officers who expected D’Artagnan to die

Unnamed army officers who believed D’Artagnan had died after falling from his horse, partly because his death would allow them to advance.

the household servant

An unnamed servant at the Hotel de la Chevrette who tells D’Artagnan that Madeleine has returned with a man.

the waiter

An unnamed Hotel de la Chevrette waiter whom D’Artagnan sends away before eating in his room.

the carriage leader

An unnamed leader of twenty citizens who attacked a carriage escorted by the cardinal’s bodyguard, then took refuge in the house beside D’Artagnan’s hotel.

the cardinal’s bodyguards

Unnamed guards escorting a carriage attacked by citizens in the Rue Tiquetonne.

the two men who attacked the carriage

Unnamed citizens who took part in the attack on a carriage escorted by the cardinal’s bodyguard.

the sacristan

An unnamed church worker whom Bazin speaks with after D’Artagnan fails to learn Aramis’s whereabouts.

the Jesuit fathers

The unnamed Jesuits who own the convent at Noisy and whose teaching, Bazin says, permits a falsehood told for a good cause.

the Archbishop of Paris

An unnamed church official who owns a château in Noisy, where his niece Madame de Longueville is staying.

Duc de Rochefoucauld

Also known as the old Duc de Rochefoucauld

The father of the Prince de Marsillac; he is mentioned in connection with his son’s political alliance with Madame de Longueville.

the cardinal’s two portraits

This is not a character; ignored.

the attackers’ prince

Also known as my prince · my lord

An unnamed prince who leads a mounted ambush near Noisy, ordering his men to capture a disguised horseman alive. He withdraws when he realizes D’Artagnan is not the man they seek.

the prince’s two companions

Two unnamed men who discuss capturing a horseman near Noisy and accompany the prince.

the prince’s mounted men

Unnamed horsemen who surround D’Artagnan and Planchet near Noisy under the prince’s command.

Monsieur des Essarts

Also known as des Essarts

A man who bought D’Artagnan’s diamond after D’Artagnan sold it to fund a messenger to warn Buckingham. Anne of Austria later bought it back from him.

the dying Buckingham

Buckingham at the moment he pulled the knife from his wound and sent it to Anne of Austria through Laporte.

the servant at the Jesuit convent

Also known as the Jesuit servant

Bazin, identified by Aramis as the person who let down the rope ladder and who serves him at the convent.

the four cardinals in Aramis’s room

Also known as Cardinal de Lorraine · Cardinal de Richelieu · Cardinal de la Valette · Archbishop of Bordeaux

Four separate churchmen shown in portraits in Aramis’s room; they are mentioned as figures in the paintings.

Cardinal de Lorraine

A cardinal whose portrait hangs in Aramis’s room.

Cardinal de la Valette

A cardinal whose portrait hangs in Aramis’s room.

Archbishop of Bordeaux

A churchman whose portrait hangs in Aramis’s room.

the curate of Montdidier

A priest with whom Aramis used to debate theology; D’Artagnan recalls this while trying to work out which convent Aramis might have entered.

the superior of the Jesuits

An unnamed Jesuit leader who used to debate theology with Aramis.

the Jesuit fathers’ servant

An unnamed servant whom Aramis asks to bring supper and wine.

the unnamed hostile gentlemen

An unnamed man whose challenge led Aramis to ask D’Artagnan to serve as his second. D’Artagnan fought and wounded the man’s adversary, whose identity is not given.

the landlady at the inn

An unnamed innkeeper near Paris who tells D’Artagnan about the two notable houses in Noisy.

the man D’Artagnan thought was a thief

Planchet, whom D’Artagnan initially mistakes for a thief when he climbs through the window.

the porter at Notre Dame

Also known as the beadle

Bazin, who holds the post of beadle at Notre Dame and is sought by D’Artagnan.

the angel Gabriel

Also known as Gabriel

A religious figure invoked figuratively by D’Artagnan when comparing the Prince de Marsillac to the angel guarding Paradise.

Earl of Essex

A favorite of a royal mistress, mentioned by Mazarin as an example of a courtier given a valuable ring.

Concini

A former royal favorite whom the people assassinated, hanged, and otherwise did away with; Mazarin fears a similar fate.

Advocate-General Talon

Also known as Talon

A legal official whose description of the impoverished French people is cited by the narrator.

Richelieu’s father

Also known as Particelli

A banker at Lyons who went bankrupt and changed his name to Emery; he is distinct from his son, the superintendent of finance.

Emery’s wife

A wealthy woman whose ostentatious household furnishings helped provoke popular anger against her family. She was the daughter of Nicholas de Camus.

Nicholas de Camus

Emery’s father-in-law, who rose from arriving in Paris with little money to become secretary of state and amass a large fortune.

Madame de Hautefort

A loyal friend of Anne of Austria who refused the king’s favor to remain close to the queen; Mazarin arranged her dismissal.

the mayor of Paris

An unnamed civic official who warns the Palais Royal that Paris will take up arms unless its offensive military precautions are stopped.

the window singer

An unnamed man who sings a mocking verse about the Fronde blowing Mazarin away.

Bachaumont

Also known as Councillor Bachaumont

A councillor whose comparison of rebels to schoolboys slinging stones gave the Fronde its name.

Duc de Richelieu

A duke referred to by Anne as the adversary she once resisted with the help of her friends.

Monsieur du Tremblay

Also known as Du Tremblay

Governor of the Bastille and brother of Joseph, Richelieu’s feared Capuchin adviser. He receives D’Artagnan and releases Rochefort into his custody.

Joseph

Also known as the Gray Cardinal · the famous Capuchin

Richelieu’s feared Capuchin adviser and brother of Monsieur du Tremblay.

the major

An unnamed Bastille officer whom the governor orders to bring prisoner Number 25 downstairs.

Number 25

Also known as the prisoner

A Bastille prisoner, identified as Rochefort when D’Artagnan meets him; the prison reduces its inmates to numbers.

Monsieur de Lillebonne

Also known as De Lillebonne

A musketeer in D’Artagnan’s escort, tasked with leading D’Artagnan’s horse by the bridle.

Duc d’Harcourt

Also known as Duc d’Harcourt

A nobleman who joined Rochefort and others in a drunken prank of stealing cloaks on the Pont Neuf, then escaped when a patrol arrived.

Reinard

A man whose apartment hosted the drunken gathering where Rochefort and several nobles planned their prank.

De Rieux

Also known as Chevalier de Rieux

A nobleman who joined Rochefort in watching the cloak-stealing prank from a bronze statue, then broke his leg while trying to climb down and was arrested.

the queen’s ambassador

Also known as the ambassador

An unnamed, exceptionally handsome and admired ambassador whose departure with the queen’s jewels prompted a mission to restore them.

the officer of justice

An unnamed official whom Mazarin summons to arrange Rochefort’s return to the Bastille.

Madame de Beauvais

Also known as Madame Beauvais

A trusted attendant who shares Bernouin’s knowledge of Mazarin and Anne of Austria’s secret passage and prepares the queen to receive him.

Mancini

A nephew of Mazarin placed near Louis XIV; the young king openly refuses to have him attend him.

Madame de Guéménée

A woman whom the queen says influences the coadjutor, who in turn influences Monsieur le Prince.

the superintendent of finance

The unnamed finance official summoned to the council of state; Emery holds this office.

the ten tradesmen’s delegates

Ten unnamed representatives selected by Paris tradesmen to ask the Duke of Orléans to oppose a proposed tax on houses.

the spokesman of the magistrates

An unnamed magistrate who presents the court officers’ protest to Mazarin with notable firmness.

the women petitioners

More than two hundred unnamed women who follow Anne of Austria to Notre Dame seeking to plead for justice.

the rioter who struck Comminges

An unnamed rioter whose stone wounds Comminges in the forehead during the clash near the market.