English Court — Minor Figures

4 figures from The Vicomte de Bragelonne who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Duke of York

son of Charles I · first appears Chapter 20

Chapter 20 · parent: Charles I “I saw the second one in Paris, M. le Duke of York, one day, as he was going to the Palais Royal, and I was told that he was not the eldest son of Charles I.”
Chapter 20 · siblings with Charles II “Charles I. had a son.” “Without contradicting you, monsieur, he had two,” said Planchet; “for I saw the second one in Paris, M. le Duke of York, one day, as he was going to the Palais Royal, and I was told that he was not the eldest son of Charles I. As to the eldest, I have the honor of knowing him by name, but not personally.” “That is exactly the point, Planchet, we must come to: it is to this eldest son, formerly called the Prince of Wales, and who is now styled Charles II., king of England.”

mother of Charles II · first appears Chapter 32

Chapter 32 · child: Charles II “Henriette, poor woman, might well be avaricious, she who did not eat every day, and could not warm herself every winter; and that is an example she has given to her son Charles II., grandson of the great Henry IV.”

servant of Charles II. · first appears Chapter 9

Chapter 9 · employer: Charles II “they had hung Lord Montrose, the most devoted of my servants, because he was not a Covenanter”

courtier · first appears Chapter 35

Chapter 35 · admired: Henrietta Stuart “Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, son of him who played so conspicuous a part in the early chapters of this history,—Villiers of Buckingham, a handsome cavalier, melancholy with women, a jester with men,—and Wilmot, Lord Rochester, a jester with both sexes, were standing at this moment before the Lady Henrietta, disputing the privilege of making her smile.”
Chapter 35 · rivals with Villiers, Duke of Buckingham “Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, son of him who played so conspicuous a part in the early chapters of this history,—Villiers of Buckingham, a handsome cavalier, melancholy with women, a jester with men,—and Wilmot, Lord Rochester, a jester with both sexes, were standing at this moment before the Lady Henrietta, disputing the privilege of making her smile.”

Extracted from the original text of The Vicomte de Bragelonne. Made with Rho MD.