The Count of Monte Cristo · Character

Édouard de Villefort

Also known as Édouard, Eduar, Edward

  • Minor
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 46

A small fragile eight-year-old boy with white skin and thick straight black hair falling to his shoulders. His convex forehead and large mouth with thin lips frame an expressive face whose lively eyes convey hidden mischief and caprice, making him appear older than his years.

Gender
male
Age
child
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 46
Books
1

Description

A small, frail eight-year-old boy with white skin, thick, straight black hair falling to his shoulders, a prominent forehead, a large mouth, and thin, slightly pink lips. His lively expression carries a mischievous, capricious quality and appears older than his age. In chapter 110 his body is cold, rigid, and lifeless.

Connections

  • HD

    Héloïse de Villefortmother-son

    Héloïse is obsessively devoted to her son Édouard and schemes to secure his inheritance, including opposing Valentine's marriage to prevent wealth from leaving the family.

  • ND

    Noirtier de Villefortgrandfather

    Noirtier is Édouard's grandfather; Héloïse argues Édouard should inherit as the male heir despite Noirtier's focus on disinheriting Valentine.

Story so far

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Key events

  1. Book 1
    Ch. 110
    Villefort's ConfessionDuring Benedetto's trial, the escaped convict reveals he is Villefort's illegitimate son, buried alive as an infant in Auteuil, forcing Villefort to publicly confess his guilt.

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