Dramatis Personae

Period, 1660⁠–⁠1671

• Louis XIV, King of France.

• Maria Theresa, his queen and Infante of Spain.

• Anne of Austria, the Queen Mother.

• Gaston, Duke of Orléans, uncle of the King.

• Duchesse d’Orléans, his wife.

• Philippe, Duc d’Anjoy, brother of the king, afterwards Duc d’Orléans, called Monsieur.

• Henrietta of England, his wife, afterwards Duchesse d’Orléans, called Madame.

• Cardinal Mazarin.

• Bernouin, his valet.

• Brienne, his secretary.

• M. le Duc de Beaufort.

• Prince de Condé.

• Chavalier de Lorraine, favorite of Philippe d’Orléans.

• Comte de Sainte-Aignan, attending on the king.

• Mademoiselle Marie de Mancini, niece of Cardinal Marzarin.

• Maids of Honor to Madame, Henrietta, Duchesse d’Orléans

  • Mademoiselle Aure de Montalais.

  • Mademoiselle Athenaïs de Tonnay-Charente, afterwards Madame de Montespan.

  • Mademoiselle Louis de La Vallière

• La Molina, Anne of Austria’s Spanish nurse.

• Ladies of the French Court

  • Duchesse de Chevreuse.

  • Madame de Motteville.

  • Madame de Navailles.

  • Mademoiselle de Châtillon.

  • Comtesse de Soissons.

• Louise de Kéroualle, afterwards Duchess of Portsmouth.

• Maréchal Grammont

• Comte de Guiche, his son, in love with Madame Henrietta.

• M. de Manicamp, friend of the Comte de Guiche.

• M. de Malicorne, in love with Mademoiselle de Montalais.

• M. d’Artagnan, Lieutenant, afterwards Captain, of the King’s Musketeers.

• Comte de la Fère (Athos).

• Raoul, Vicomte de Bragelonne, his son.

• M. d’Herblay, afterwards Bishop of Vannes, General of the Order of Jesuits, and Duc d’Alméda (Aramis).

• Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds (Porthos).

• Jean Poquelin de Molière.

• Vicomte de Wardes.

• M. de Villeroy.

• M. de Foquet, Superintendent of Finance.

• Madame Foquet, his wife.

• Messieurs Lyonne and Letellier, Foquet’s associates in the ministry.

• Marquise de Bellière, in love with Foquet.

• Friends of Foquet

  • M. de La Fontaine.

  • M. Gourville.

  • M. Pélisson.

  • M. Conrart.

  • M. Loret.

• L’Abbé Foquet, brother of the Superintendent.

• M. Vanel, a Councillor of Parliament, afterwards Procureur-Général.

• Marguerite Vanel, his wife, a rival of la Marquise de la Bellière.

• M. de Saint-Remy, maître hotel to Gaston of Orléans.

• Madame de Saint-Remy, his wife.

• Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Intendant of Finance, afterwards Prime Minister.

• Messieurs d’Imfreville, Destouches, and Forant, in Colbert’s service.

• Messieurs Breteuil, Marin, and Hervart, colleagues of Colbert.

• Messieurs d’Eymeris, Lyodot, and Vanin, Farmers-General.

• Seldon, a prisoner at the Bastille.

• No. 3, Bertaudière, afterwards “The Iron Mask.”

• M. de Saint-Mars, Governor of Île Sainte Marguerite.

• A Franciscan Friar, General of the Order of Jesuits.

• Jesuits

  • Baron von Wostpur.

  • Monseigneur Herrebia.

  • Meinheer Bonstett.

  • Signor Marini.

  • Lord MacCumnor.

  • Grisart, a physician.

  • Louis Constant de Pressigny, Captain of the King’s Frigate Pomona.

• M. de Gesvres, Captain of the King’s Guards.

• M. de Biscarrat, an officer of the King’s Guards.

• M. de Friedrich, an officer of the Swiss Guards.

• Messire Jean Percerin, the King’s tailor.

• M. Valot, the King’s physician.

• Planchet, a confectioner in the Rue des Lombards, former servant of d’Artagnan.

• Madame Gechter, his housekeeper.

• Daddy Célestin, Planchet’s servant.

• Bazin, servant to M. d’Herblay.

• Grimaud, and old servant of Athos.

• Mousqueton, servant of Porthos.

• Blasois, servant to Athos.

• Olivain, servant of Vicomte de Bragelonne.

• In the service of Foquet.

  • Jupenet, a printer.

  • Gétard, an architect.

  • Danicamp.

• Menneville, an adventurer.

• M. Lebrun, painter.

• M. Faucheux, a goldsmith.

• Vatel, Foquet’s steward.

• Toby, one of Foquet’s servants.

• Yves, a sailor.

• Keyser, a Dutch fisherman.

• Maître Cropolé, of the hostelry of the Medici at Blois.

• Pitrino, his assistant.

• Madame Cropolé.

• Landlord of the Beau Paon Hotel.

• Superior of the Carmelite Convent at Chaillot.

• Guénaud, Mazarin’s physician.

• The Théatin Father, the Cardinal’s spiritual director.

• English

  • Charles II, King of England.

  • Parry, his servant.

  • General Monck, afterwards Duke of Albermarle.

  • Digby, his aide-de-camp.

  • General Lambert.

  • James, Duke of York, brother of Charles II.

  • George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.

  • Lord Rochester.

  • Duke of Norfolk.

  • Miss Mary Grafton.

  • Miss Stewart.

  • Host of the Stag’s Horn tavern.