# Count Manuel — Chivalry character guide

> Count Manuel in Chivalry by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Manuel of Poictesme, old Manuel

**First appearance:** 0004-i-the-story-of-the-sestina

## Who they are

Count Manuel of Poictesme, a character appearing in the story.

## Relationships

### [Osmund Heleigh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chivalry_se/characters/osmund_heleigh)

_rivalry_

Count Manuel and Osmund Heleigh are locked in a bitter feud over land rights and influence, each seeking to outmaneuver the other.

### [Osmund Heleigh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chivalry_se/characters/osmund_heleigh)

_rivalry_

Count Manuel and Osmund Heleigh are locked in a bitter feud over land rights and influence, each seeking to outmaneuver the other.

### [Osmund Heleigh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chivalry_se/characters/osmund_heleigh)

_rivalry_

Count Manuel and Osmund Heleigh are locked in a bitter feud over land rights and influence, each seeking to outmaneuver the other.

## In the story

### [Precautional](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chivalry_se/chapters/precautional)

Mentioned as a putative ancestor of characters dealt with in the tales.

### [The Story of the Sestina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chivalry_se/chapters/i-the-story-of-the-sestina)

Mentioned as a former lover of Alianora and rumored father of Prince Edward.

### [III: The Story of the Rattrap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chivalry_se/chapters/iii-the-story-of-the-rattrap)

Mentioned in a simile comparing Edward's eyes to those of Manuel of Poictesme.

### [The Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/chivalry_se/chapters/the-epilogue)

Mentioned as a possible source of the demon-tainted blood in Edward Longshanks's line.

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