The Count of Monte Cristo · Characters
Character guide
Key figures in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.
Edmond Dantès
major
Also known as Edmond, Dantès, Captain Edmond Dantès, Count of Monte Cristo, Monte Cristo, Count
Wrongfully imprisoned, he escapes and reinvents himself as the Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge.
Mercédès
major
Also known as Mercédès the Catalan, the Catalane, Madame de Morcerf
Dantès's former fiancée who later marries Fernand and becomes the Countess of Morcerf.
Fernand Mondego
major
Also known as Fernand, Count of Morcerf, Comte de Morcerf, Colonel Fernand
Dantès's rival who betrays him and rises to wealth and title as the Count of Morcerf.
Abbé Faria
major
Also known as Faria, the Abbé Faria
A learned fellow prisoner who educates Dantès and reveals the secret of a great treasure.
Gérard de Villefort
major
Also known as Villefort, M. de Villefort, Noirtier
The ambitious deputy prosecutor who condemns Dantès to protect his own father's secrets.
Baron Danglars
major
Also known as Danglars, M. Danglars, the Baron Danglars
A jealous shipmate who plots against Dantès and later becomes a wealthy banker.
Albert de Morcerf
supporting
Also known as Albert, Viscount Albert de Morcerf, M. de Morcerf
The son of Fernand and Mercédès, a young nobleman who befriends the Count.
Maximilian Morrel
supporting
Also known as Maximilian, M. Morrel, young Maximilian
The son of Dantès's former employer, a brave soldier and devoted friend.
Valentine de Villefort
supporting
Also known as Valentine, Mademoiselle de Villefort, Mademoiselle Valentine de Villefort
The gentle daughter of Villefort, caught between family loyalty and love for Maximilian.
Haydée
supporting
Also known as Haydée, Poor Haydée
The enslaved daughter of Ali Pasha, rescued and protected by the Count.
Luigi Vampa
supporting
Also known as Vampa, Signor Vampa, Signor Luigi Vampa
The notorious chief of Roman bandits who becomes an ally of the Count.
Franz d'Épinay
supporting
Also known as Franz, Baron Franz d'Épinay, M. Franz d'Épinay
A young French baron and friend of Albert, present at many key events.
Andrea Cavalcanti
supporting
Also known as Andrea, M. Andrea Cavalcanti, Prince Cavalcanti, Benedetto
A mysterious young man introduced as a wealthy Italian prince, with a hidden past.
Gaspard Caderousse
supporting
Also known as Caderousse, Gaspard, neighbor Caderousse
A greedy innkeeper and former neighbor of Dantès who knows the truth of the betrayal.
Noirtier de Villefort
supporting
Also known as Noirtier, M. Noirtier, Grandpapa Noirtier
Villefort's father, a paralyzed former Jacobin who communicates through eye movements.
Héloïse de Villefort
supporting
Also known as Madame de Villefort, Madame Villefort, Héloïse
Villefort's second wife, a cunning woman with a dangerous interest in toxicology.
Eugénie Danglars
supporting
Also known as Eugénie, Mademoiselle Danglars, Mademoiselle Eugénie Danglars
The independent and artistic daughter of Baron Danglars, betrothed against her will.
Lucien Debray
supporting
Also known as Debray, M. Lucien Debray, Lucien
A secretary to the minister and lover of Madame Danglars, involved in financial schemes.
Beauchamp
supporting
Also known as M. Beauchamp
A journalist and friend of Albert, known for his integrity and investigative work.
Bertuccio
supporting
Also known as M. Bertuccio, Monsieur Bertuccio
The Count's loyal steward, with a personal vendetta against Villefort.
Barrois
minor
Also known as old Barrois, poor Barrois
The faithful old servant of Noirtier, devoted to his master.
Jacopo
minor
Also known as Jacopo Manfredi
A smuggler who becomes Dantès's trusted companion after the escape from prison.
Peppino
minor
Also known as poor Peppino
A young bandit saved from execution by the Count, later serving him.
Signor Pastrini
minor
Also known as Pastrini, Signor Pastrini
The proprietor of the Hotel de Londres in Rome, a helpful informant.
Emmanuel Herbault
minor
Also known as Emmanuel, M. Emmanuel, Madame Emmanuel Herbault
A clerk who marries Julie Morrel and becomes a partner in the Morrel firm.
Julie Morrel
minor
Also known as Julie, Mademoiselle Julie, Mademoiselle Julie Morrel
The daughter of the shipowner Morrel, who marries Emmanuel Herbault.
Policar Morrel
supporting
Also known as M. Morrel, Morrel, Monsieur Morrel
The benevolent shipowner who employed Dantès and later faces ruin.
Madame Danglars
supporting
Also known as Hermine, the Baronne Danglars, Baronne Danglars
The wife of Baron Danglars, involved in an affair with Lucien Debray.
Renée de Villefort
minor
Also known as Renée, Mademoiselle Renée, poor Renée
Villefort's first wife and mother of Valentine, who dies early in the story.
Edward de Villefort
minor
Also known as Edward, Master Edward, little Edward
The spoiled young son of Villefort and Héloïse.
Marquise de Saint-Méran
minor
Also known as Madame de Saint-Méran, Marquise de Saint-Méran
Valentine's maternal grandmother, who dies under suspicious circumstances.
Dr. d'Avrigny
supporting
Also known as d'Avrigny, D'Avrigny
The family physician who uncovers the poisonings in the Villefort household.
Louise d'Armilly
minor
Also known as Louise, Mademoiselle Louise d'Armilly
Eugénie's music teacher and close companion who helps her escape.
Raoul de Château-Renaud
minor
Also known as Château-Renaud, Raoul, de Château-Renaud
A French nobleman and friend of Albert, known for his wit and dueling skill.
Baptistin
minor
Also known as M. Baptistin, Monsieur Baptistin
The Count's valet, who carries out his master's orders discreetly.
Ali
minor
Also known as Ali Tepelini, Ali Pasha
The Pasha of Yanina, father of Haydée, betrayed and killed by Fernand.
Lord Wilmore
minor
Also known as Wilmore, a Lord Wilmore
An eccentric Englishman who is actually one of the Count's disguises.
Abbé Busoni
minor
Also known as Busoni, the Abbé Busoni
A priestly alias used by the Count to gather information and dispense justice.
Sinbad the Sailor
minor
Also known as Sinbad, Signor Sinbad
A mysterious alias used by the Count during his early adventures in Italy.
Major Bartolomeo Cavalcanti
minor
Also known as Major Cavalcanti, Bartolomeo Cavalcanti, old Cavalcanti
An elderly Italian nobleman paid to pose as Andrea's father.
La Carconte
minor
Also known as Carconte
The wife of Caderousse, who assists in the inn and knows his secrets.
Penelon
minor
Also known as good old Penelon
The loyal helmsman of the Pharaon, devoted to the Morrel family.
Cocles
minor
Also known as Horatius Cocles
The faithful cashier at Morrel's shipping firm, known for his honesty.
M. de Boville
minor
Also known as de Boville, Boville
An inspector of prisons who later becomes involved in financial dealings.
Gaetano
minor
Also known as Gaetano
A smuggler and guide who assists Dantès in his early adventures.
Cucumetto
minor
Also known as the brave Cucumetto
A fierce Roman bandit leader, rival to Luigi Vampa.
Carlini
minor
Also known as Carlini
A bandit in Luigi Vampa's gang, involved in the Peppino storyline.
Beppo
minor
Also known as Beppo
A young bandit who assists Luigi Vampa in various schemes.
Teresa
minor
Also known as Teresa
A peasant girl in the Roman countryside, briefly involved with the bandits.
Carmela
minor
Also known as Carmela
A woman associated with the bandits in the Roman catacombs.
Assunta
minor
Also known as Assunta, mother Assunta
The mother of Peppino, who pleads for her son's life.
Rita
minor
Also known as Rita
A minor character mentioned in the context of the bandit narrative.
Old Dantès
minor
Also known as Old Dantès
Edmond's father, who dies of starvation and grief after his son's imprisonment.
King Louis XVIII
minor
Also known as Louis XVIII, King Louis
The King of France during the early part of the novel, receiving reports of Napoleon.
Napoleon Bonaparte
minor
Also known as Napoleon, Bonaparte
The exiled Emperor whose return sparks political turmoil in France.
M. de Blacas
minor
Also known as Blacas, the Duc de Blacas
A royalist minister and advisor to King Louis XVIII.
General Flavien de Quesnel
minor
Also known as General Quesnel, General d'Épinay, General de Quesnel
A Bonapartist general killed in a duel by Villefort, father of Franz.
Cardinal Spada
minor
Also known as Spada, Caesar Spada, the Cardinal Spada
A historical cardinal whose hidden treasure is discovered by Dantès.
Caesar Borgia
minor
Also known as Caesar Borgia, Borgia
A historical figure referenced in connection with poison and the Spada treasure.
Pope Alexander VI
minor
Also known as Alexander VI, Pope Alexander VI
A historical pope mentioned in the context of the Borgia poisonings.
Captain Leclère
minor
Also known as Captain Leclère
The captain of the Pharaon who dies at sea, leading to Dantès's promotion.
Selim
minor
Also known as Selim
A servant of Ali Pasha who helps Haydée escape during the siege.
Vasiliki
minor
Also known as the beautiful Vasiliki
Ali Pasha's wife and Haydée's mother, killed during the fall of Yanina.
Madame Morrel
minor
Also known as Madame Morrel
The wife of Policar Morrel, a supportive figure in the family.
Giovanni Rospigliosi
minor
Also known as Rospigliosi, Giovanni
A historical figure mentioned in the context of the Spada treasure.
Madeleine Radelle
minor
Also known as Madeleine
A woman involved in the backstory of Bertuccio's vendetta.
Marchesa Oliva Corsinari
minor
Also known as Oliva Corsinari, the Corsinari
A noblewoman mentioned in the context of the Spada family history.
El-Kobbir
minor
Also known as El-Kobbir
A name associated with the treasure of Monte Cristo.
Lord Ruthven
minor
Also known as Lord Ruthven
A vampire-like literary figure referenced in conversation.
Ali Baba
minor
Also known as Ali Baba
A character from Arabian Nights, referenced as a comparison to the Count's wealth.
Dante Alighieri
minor
Also known as Dante
The Italian poet, referenced in the context of the Count's journey.
Virgil
minor
Also known as Virgil
The Roman poet, referenced by the Abbé Faria in his teachings.
William Shakespeare
minor
Also known as Shakespeare
The English playwright, referenced in the novel's literary allusions.
Lord Byron
minor
Also known as Byron
The Romantic poet, referenced in the context of the Count's mysterious persona.
