Cinq-Mars (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Alfred de Vigny
- First Published: 1826
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Seventeenth century
- Setting: France
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Seventeenth century, Kings, queens, or royalty, Catholics or Catholic Church, Battles, Royal courts or courtiers, Cardinals
- Locales: France
Characters Discussed
Henri d’Effiat (ahn-REE dehf-FYAH), marquis of Cinq-Mars (sah[n]-mahr), a real- life character in France’s first historical novel. He serves the king through his hatred of Cardinal Richelieu and his desire for permission to marry Marie de Gonzaga. As a conspirator, he signs a secret treaty providing for help from Spain, then tells Marie about it in the presence of the priest, a spy, who affiances them. He is beheaded.
Cardinal Richelieu (ree-sheh- LYEEUH), who, to maintain power with the king, has the messenger with Cinq-Mars’ treaty killed at...
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