# Twenty Years After — Character guide

> Key figures in Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas.

- [Athos](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/athos.md): One of the four musketeers, a nobleman and diplomat, central to the plot.
- [D'Artagnan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/d_artagnan.md): The protagonist, a Gascon musketeer, drives the action and reunites his friends.
- [Porthos](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/porthos.md): One of the four musketeers, strong and loyal, seeks a barony.
- [Aramis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/aramis.md): One of the four musketeers, now an abbé, involved in political intrigue.
- [Mazarin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/mazarin.md): The Italian cardinal and chief minister of France, a key antagonist.
- [Raoul](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/raoul.md): Athos's son, a young nobleman in love with Louise de la Vallière.
- [Grimaud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/grimaud.md): Athos's silent and loyal servant, a former musketeer lackey.
- [Mordaunt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/mordaunt.md): The vengeful son of Milady, a dangerous antagonist to the musketeers.
- [Planchet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/planchet.md): D'Artagnan's former servant, now a prosperous confectioner and ally.
- [Mousqueton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/mousqueton.md): Porthos's devoted and portly servant, loyal to his master.
- [Lord de Winter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/lord_de_winter.md): An English lord, brother of Milady, ally to the musketeers.
- [Anne of Austria](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/anne_of_austria.md): Queen of France, regent for young Louis XIV, often at odds with Mazarin.
- [La Ramée](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/la_ramee.md): The governor of the Vincennes prison, guarding the Duc de Beaufort.
- [Comminges](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/comminges.md): An officer of the guard, loyal to the queen and Mazarin.
- [Bazin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/bazin.md): Aramis's former servant, now a church beadle.
- [Cromwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/cromwell.md): The English general and political leader, a key figure in the English Civil War.
- [Charles Stuart](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/charles_stuart.md): The deposed King of England, seeking help from the musketeers.
- [Rochefort](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/rochefort.md): A former enemy of D'Artagnan, now a scheming courtier.
- [Gondy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/gondy.md): The coadjutor of Paris, a political schemer during the Fronde.
- [Beaufort](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/beaufort.md): A rebellious nobleman imprisoned at Vincennes, later a Frondeur leader.
- [Madame de Chevreuse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/madame_de_chevreuse.md): A scheming noblewoman and former friend of Anne of Austria.
- [Blaisois](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/blaisois.md): A servant in Athos's household at Bragelonne.
- [Groslow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/groslow.md): An English captain and ally of Mordaunt, hostile to the musketeers.
- [Guitant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/guitant.md): A French officer and commander of the guards.
- [Friquet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/friquet.md): A street urchin and choirboy who aids the Frondeurs.
- [Parry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/parry.md): A loyal servant of King Charles I, carrying messages.
- [Olivain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/olivain.md): D'Artagnan's servant, replacing Planchet.
- [Chavigny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/chavigny.md): A French nobleman and governor of Vincennes.
- [Madame de Longueville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/madame_de_longueville.md): A noblewoman and Frondeuse, involved in political plots.
- [Marie Michon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/marie_michon.md): A mysterious woman with a past connection to Aramis.
- [Abbé Scarron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/abb_scarron.md): A witty, crippled poet and salon host in Paris.
- [Madame Henrietta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/madame_henrietta.md): The wife of Charles I, seeking aid in France.
- [Duc de Châtillon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/duc_de_chatillon.md): A French nobleman and military commander.
- [Harrison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/harrison.md): A colonel in Cromwell's army, involved in the king's trial.
- [Laporte](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/laporte.md): A valet to Anne of Austria, loyal to her.
- [Broussel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/broussel.md): A popular Parisian councillor, whose arrest sparks the Fronde.
- [Louvières](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/louvieres.md): A Parisian bourgeois involved in the Fronde.
- [Cardinal Richelieu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/cardinal_richelieu.md): The late cardinal, appears as a ghost in the opening chapter.
- [Bishop Juxon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/bishop_juxon.md): The bishop who attends Charles I before his execution.
- [Dame Nanette](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/dame_nanette.md): A servant in the household of the Abbé Scarron.
- [Louis XIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/louis_xiv.md): The young king of France, still a child during the events.
- [Mademoiselle Paulet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/mademoiselle_paulet.md): A lady of the court, known for her beauty.
- [Queen Henrietta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/queen_henrietta.md): The queen consort of Charles I, in exile in France.
- [Louis XIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/louis_xiii.md): The late king of France, father of Louis XIV.
- [Milady](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/milady.md): The deceased villainess, mother of Mordaunt, mentioned frequently.
- [Captain Rogers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/captain_rogers.md): An English ship captain involved in the escape plot.
- [Prince de Condé](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/prince_de_conde.md): A great French general and prince of the blood.
- [Madame de Guéménée](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/madame_de_guemene.md): A noblewoman and friend of Madame de Chevreuse.
- [Coysel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/coysel.md): A canon of Notre-Dame, involved in the Fronde.
- [Monsieur de Tréville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/monsieur_de_treville.md): The former captain of the musketeers, now retired.
- [Madame du Vallon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/madame_du_vallon.md): Porthos's deceased wife, mentioned in passing.
- [Mademoiselle de la Vallière](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/mademoiselle_de_la_valliere.md): A young girl, future love interest of Raoul and Louis XIV.
- [Buckingham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/buckingham.md): The late Duke, mentioned in connection with Anne of Austria.
- [Madame de Montbazon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/madame_de_montbazon.md): A noblewoman and friend of the Frondeurs.
- [Lord Leven](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/lord_leven.md): A Scottish general commanding the Covenanters.
- [Gaston d'Orléans](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/gaston_d_orleans.md): The king's uncle, a perpetual conspirator.
- [Master Tom Lowe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/master_tom_lowe.md): An English sailor and accomplice of Mordaunt.

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