The Three Musketeers: who's who, timeline and places
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- MiladyA woman who receives instructions about England from the stranger who mocks D’Artagnan.First seen in chapter 1
- Monsieur de TrévilleThe man to whom D’Artagnan’s father addresses a letter of recommendation.First seen in chapter 1
- PorthosA Musketeer who quarrels with Aramis over discretion and respect for the queen.First seen in chapter 2
- AramisA Musketeer whose quarrel with Porthos concerns discretion and respect for the queen.First seen in chapter 2
- RichelieuThe cardinal is the king’s rival and a target of gossip among the Musketeers.First seen in chapter 2
- Anne of AustriaThe queen whose reputation becomes a subject of disagreement between Porthos and Aramis.First seen in chapter 2
- AthosA seriously wounded Musketeer who answers Tréville’s summons despite his injury.First seen in chapter 3
- PlanchetD’Artagnan’s newly hired servant discovers that his master lives in modest conditions.First seen in chapter 7
- ConstanceBonacieux’s abducted wife serves the queen, and her husband seeks D’Artagnan’s help finding her.First seen in chapter 8
- BonacieuxD’Artagnan’s landlord seeks help finding his abducted wife and offers financial support.First seen in chapter 8
- Duke of BuckinghamA duke whom Bonacieux links to a suspected plot against the queen.First seen in chapter 8
- Lord de WinterA man whose quarrel with Milady draws D’Artagnan into arranging a duel.First seen in chapter 30
- John FeltonLord de Winter charges him with guarding Milady against escape and outside contact.First seen in chapter 50
- Chapter 1
D’Artagnan suffers a beating at Meung, loses his recommendation letter, and reaches Paris.
- Chapter 5
D’Artagnan joins Athos, Porthos, and Aramis against the cardinal’s Guards, turning his intended opponents into friends.
- Chapter 8
Bonacieux asks D’Artagnan to find his abducted wife, linking her disappearance to a suspected court plot.
- Chapter 12
Anne of Austria gives Buckingham a casket after urging him to leave France.
- Chapter 14
Richelieu wins Bonacieux’s support and instructs Milady to steal two diamond studs from Buckingham.
- Chapter 18
D’Artagnan accepts the queen’s mission to London after gaining Mme. Bonacieux’s trust.
- Chapter 20
Separated from his companions by attacks and traps, D’Artagnan reaches Buckingham and delivers the queen’s letter.
- Chapter 22
The queen appears at the ball wearing all twelve diamond studs, defeating the cardinal’s trap.
- Chapter 24
D’Artagnan finds signs of violence at St. Cloud and hears that men carried a woman away.
- Chapter 27
Athos tells D’Artagnan about a disastrous marriage and speaks of hanging a branded wife.
- Chapter 33
D’Artagnan learns Milady hates him and forges a reply from the Comte de Wardes to arrange a meeting.
- Chapter 37
D’Artagnan admits impersonating De Wardes, discovers Milady’s branded shoulder, and escapes her dagger with Kitty’s help.
- Chapter 40
D’Artagnan refuses Richelieu’s offered commission because accepting it would separate him from his friends.
- Chapter 44
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis overhear Richelieu and Milady discuss threatening Buckingham and arranging his murder.
- Chapter 45
Athos confronts Milady as her husband and takes the cardinal’s signed authorization from her.
- Chapter 47
The friends repel attacks from an exposed bastion and agree to warn the queen and Lord de Winter.
- Chapter 50
Lord de Winter confines Milady and orders Felton to prevent her escape or outside contact.
- Chapter 57
Milady blames Buckingham for her suffering, winning Felton’s love and promises of vengeance.
- Chapter 59
Felton kills Buckingham, then sees Milady sailing toward France and realizes that she has betrayed him.
- Chapter 63
Milady poisons Mme. Bonacieux, who dies in D’Artagnan’s arms before the friends pursue revenge.
- Chapter 65
Athos and his companions capture Milady, hold a trial, and condemn her to death.
- Chapter 66
The executioner beheads Milady across the Lys despite her efforts to escape judgment.
- Chapter 67
D’Artagnan presents Richelieu’s signed protection and receives a lieutenant’s commission instead of punishment.
- Chapter 68
La Rochelle surrenders, D’Artagnan takes command, and his companions leave military service for different lives.
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- ParisD’Artagnan reaches this city and prepares to visit Monsieur de Tréville.First seen in chapter 1
- MeungThe place where mockery of D’Artagnan’s horse leads to a beating.First seen in chapter 1
- LouvreThe destination of Buckingham and Constance’s passage under D’Artagnan’s protection.First seen in chapter 11
- BastilleThe prison where Bonacieux faces questioning about his wife and D’Artagnan.First seen in chapter 13
- LondonA letter from this city prompts the cardinal to arrange the queen’s appearance in her diamonds.First seen in chapter 16
- St. CloudThe place where Mme. Bonacieux arranges an evening meeting with D’Artagnan.First seen in chapter 23
- PortsmouthThe port where Milady arrives and an English officer takes her into custody.First seen in chapter 49
- La RochelleA city resisting the cardinal’s siege with renewed hope of English relief.First seen in chapter 51
- BéthuneThe location of the convent where a letter says Constance is staying.First seen in chapter 51
- ArmentièresA place named in Milady’s handwriting on a paper obtained by the four friends.First seen in chapter 60
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