Marie Michon

Also known as: Duchess de Chevreuse / Madame de Chevreuse · Role: duchess · First appears: Chapter 20

In 1633 at Tours, Marie Michon—also known as the Duchess de Chevreuse or Madame de Chevreuse—escaped in disguise with Kitty, who dressed as a lackey, while Marie dressed as a cavalier. Prince de Marsillac supplied their horses and brought her the green book; he was her old friend and later recommended her young friend to Madame de Longueville. Her identity was revealed to Athos when she said, “Marie Michon,” and she was also connected with Aramis, her cousin. Anne of Austria called her her sister, while Madame de Montbazon was her mother-in-law; she also wrote to warn Duke of Buckingham of a plot and mentioned going to Abbé Scarron.

In 1643, Marie Michon returned to France and immediately sought information about her child, Raoul de Bragelonne. She was his mother and intended to use all the influence she had on his behalf: “I have but little influence now, but all that I have shall most assuredly be his.”

Relationship record

Life events

1633 · Marie Michon and Kitty escape Tours in disguise, supplied with horses by Prince de Marsillac.(Chapter20 · 📍 Tours)
- With: Kitty Prince de Marsillac
- “One morning the green book was brought to her by the Prince de Marsillac. There was no time to lose. Happily Marie and a follower of hers named Kitty could disguise themselves admirably in men’s clothes. The prince procured for Marie Michon the dress of a cavalier and for Kitty that of a lackey; he sent them two excellent horses, and the fugitives went out hastily from Tours”
1633 · The disguised traveler’s identity as Marie Michon is revealed to Athos.(Chapter20)
- With: Athos
- “‘Marie Michon,’ said Madame de Chevreuse, hastily.”
1643 · Marie Michon returns to France and seeks information about her child.(Chapter20 · 📍 France)
- “Marie Michon, when she returned to France in 1643, immediately sought for information about that child”

Chapter 20

child: Raoul de Bragelonne “He is there! my son! the son of Marie Michon!”
cousins with Aramis “‘Aramis,’ he continued, ‘was intimate with a young needlewoman from Tours, a cousin of his, named Marie Michon.’”
with Kitty (Kitty is Marie Michon's follower.) “Marie and a follower of hers named Kitty could disguise themselves admirably in men’s clothes.”
with Prince de Marsillac (He delivered the warning and helped enable her escape.) “One morning the green book was brought to her by the Prince de Marsillac.”
with Anne of Austria (Marie Michon was treated as a sister by the queen.) “the queen—proud as she is, in her double character as Austrian and as Spaniard—called her her sister.”
protégé: Raoul de Bragelonne “I have but little influence now, but all that I have shall most assuredly be his.”
friends with Prince de Marsillac “The Prince de Marsillac—my old friend—will recommend our young friend to Madame de Longueville”
with Madame de Montbazon (Madame de Montbazon is Marie Michon's mother-in-law.) “the quarrels between Madame de Montbazon, my mother-in-law, and Madame de Longueville.”
with Duke of Buckingham (interaction) “It was to her he wrote from the siege of Rochelle, to warn her of a plot against the Duke of Buckingham.”
with Athos (Athos and Marie Michon were companions during the Roche-l’Abeille episode.) “leaving my charming companion asleep”
with Madame de Montbazon (interaction) “Madame de Montbazon, my mother-in-law”
with Abbé Scarron (Marie Michon intends to visit Abbé Scarron’s house.) “’Tis well; I will go there also, for a few minutes”

Chapter 69

with Aramis (Aramis had written to Marie Michon.) “Come, Aramis,” said D’Artagnan, “write this for us in those neat little characters in which you wrote to Marie Michon that the mother of this gentleman intended to assassinate the Duke of Buckingham.”

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