Comminges

Also known as: De Comminges / Monsieur Comminges / Monsieur de Comminges · Family: royal forces · Role: lieutenant · First appears: Chapter 2

In chapter 2, Comminges was a friend of Mazarin, warning him that his actions might spoil everything, while also telling Guitant that he would willingly die for the king but could not bear dying on Mazarin’s account. By chapter 38, he referred to Monsieur de Guitant as his uncle and reported that the queen had received news of the army.

In chapter 44, under the king’s order, Comminges arrested Broussel at Rue Cocatrix and forced him into a carriage. During the crowd’s attack, Raoul fought to protect both Comminges and Broussel. At the Palais Royal in chapter 48, Comminges warned Anne of Austria that the mob was forcing the doors, then obeyed her order to deploy troops against it. In chapter 45, he approached D’Artagnan, calling him his protector; by chapter 52, D’Artagnan counted Comminges as another enemy.

At Saint Germain in chapter 80, Comminges arrested Athos and demanded his sword: “Be so good as to give me up your sword, count.” He later escorted Athos, held as the queen’s prisoner, to Rueil while serving Mazarin unwillingly, explaining that he served the queen with joy and the cardinal against his will. He also gave Athos news of his health, advised Mazarin to place a guard at a door, and was later mentioned in connection with Vicomte de Bragelonne, whom he had described as a brave boy.