Menneville

Also known as: M. Menneville / the cavalier / the lieutenant · Family: D’Artagnan’s men · Role: lieutenant · First appears: Chapter 29

In chapter 29, Menneville served as a lieutenant among D’Artagnan’s men. D’Artagnan paid and dismissed his men, ordering them to wait at Calais, and Menneville was paid according to their agreement: “But with 2,500 livres, and the 2,500 you have already received, you are paid according to our agreement.” He believed in a future under D’Artagnan and would have allowed himself to be cut to pieces rather than disobey his leader.

In chapter 37, D’Artagnan gave Menneville the same fifty crowns as the other auxiliaries, then added fifty more and offered to advance his future. He also threatened to kill him if he revealed the expedition’s secret. By chapter 55, Menneville was a new recruit from the provinces whom Abbe Fouquet liked and employed.

In chapter 62, Menneville organized armed troops, gave orders, and led them as they tore the condemned from the archers and dragged them toward L’Image-de-Notre-Dame. His group set the house alight while he shouted, “To the fire! to the fire! Vive Colbert!” When he attempted to force his way inside, D’Artagnan struck up his pistol arm and passed a sword through his body. Menneville was dead by chapter 63; in chapter 64, Colbert identified him as an enemy and said he belonged to Abbe Fouquet, while D’Artagnan claimed to have done justice upon him and restored order.