Des Roches le Masle

Also known as: M. de Séguier / Monsieur de Séguier / the chancellor Séguier · Family: French Crown · Role: chancellor and keeper of the seals · First appears: Chapter 16

Life events

• Louis XIII orders Des Roches le Masle to search Anne of Austria’s papers for a suspected letter.(Chapter16)
  • With: Louis XIII Richelieu Anne of Austria
  • “That would be to charge Monsieur de Séguier, the keeper of the seals, with this mission.”
• Anne of Austria surrenders the letter after refusing to allow a personal search.(Chapter16)
  • With: Anne of Austria Louis XIII
  • “There, monsieur, there is that letter!” cried the queen, with a broken and trembling voice; “take it, and deliver me from your odious presence.”

Chapter 16

• employer: Richelieu “This chancellor was a pleasant man. He was Des Roches le Masle, canon of Notre Dame, who had formerly been valet of a bishop, who introduced him to his Eminence as a perfectly devout man. The cardinal trusted him, and therein found his advantage.”
• with Anne of Austria (The chancellor is commissioned to search the queen’s papers.) “To make, madame, in the name of the king, and without prejudice to the respect which I have the honor to owe to your Majesty a close examination into all your papers.”
• patron: Richelieu “The cardinal trusted him, and therein found his advantage.”
• employer: Louis XIII “I am but the instrument which the king employs.”

⭐ Constellation map → · 📖 Read the original → · 🗂 Character index → · 🕰 Chronicle → · 📍 Places →

Extracted from the original text of The Three Musketeers. Made with Rho MD.