Madame Fouquet

Family: Fouquet household · Role: hostess · First appears: Chapter 13

Life events

Fouquet agrees to depart for Nantes while remaining prepared to escape.(Chapter35 · 📍 Nantes)
- With: Fouquet Pelisson Madame Belliere La Fontaine
- “I will do so,” replied Fouquet.”
Fouquet is hurried into a carriage and departs for Nantes under royal pressure.(Chapter35 · 📍 Nantes)
- With: Fouquet Gourville Pelisson Madame Belliere
- “The surintendant, dragged along by some, carried by others, was shut up in his carriage. Gourville took the reins, and mounted the box.”
Louis XIV. permits Fouquet’s friends to provide Madame Fouquet two thousand pistoles for necessities.(Chapter54 · 📍 Paris)
- With: Louis XIV Pelisson Gourville M. Jean de la Fontaine
- “We come humbly to ask your majesty,” replied Pelisson, upon whom emotion was fast gaining, “to permit us, without incurring the displeasure of your majesty, to lend to Madame Fouquet two thousand pistoles collected among the old friends of her husband, in order that the widow may not stand in need of the necessaries of life.”

with Anne of Austria (Madame Fouquet attends Anne of Austria.) “Madame Fouquet stood behind the queen-mother’s armchair.”

with Madame Belliere (Both women jointly support Fouquet.) “the two protecting angels of this man united to offer, at the moment of the crisis, the support of their twined arms.”
with Pelisson (A one-off act of assistance during the departure.) “Pelisson supported Madame Fouquet, who had fainted.”

married with Fouquet “Madame Fouquet, the wife of the ancient superintendent of your majesty’s finances”
with Louis XIV (Louis XIV permits Fouquet’s friends to provide financial support to Madame Fouquet.) “Do, messieurs, do all that your hearts counsel you to assuage the grief of Madame Fouquet. Go, messieurs--go!”

Extracted from the original text of The Man in the Iron Mask. Made with Rho MD.