The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Pierre le Riche
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 11
Pierre le Riche is glimpsed in the measured world of churchmen and envoys, carrying the quiet formality of an ecclesiastic. His brief mention suggests a figure accustomed to solemn duties and careful company.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (active 1306)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 11
- Books
- 1
Pierre le Riche was an ecclesiastic of Chartres who accompanied Thibault de Cepoy on an embassy to Venice in 1306. He is mentioned only in connection with that mission; the account gives no further personal history or development.
Description
The text identifies Pierre le Riche as a male ecclesiastic but supplies no details of his face, build, age beyond adulthood, coloring, hair, or eyes. His specific garments are not described, though his clerical role suggests only the broad visual context of church attire. No distinguishing marks or accessories are recorded.
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BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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