# Marquis de Villefranche — I Will Repay character guide

> Marquis de Villefranche in I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** de Villefranche, M. le Marquis

**First appearance:** 0010-vi-the-scarlet-pimpernel

## Who they are

An émigré aristocrat rescued by the Pimpernel.

## Relationships

### [Paul Déroulède](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/paul_deroulede)

_friendship_

The Marquis de Villefranche is a fellow aristocrat and friend of Paul, sharing his perilous position in revolutionary France.

### [Paul Déroulède](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/paul_deroulede)

_friendship_

The Marquis de Villefranche is a fellow aristocrat and friend of Paul, sharing his perilous position in revolutionary France.

## In the story

### [Paris: 1783](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/i-paris-1783)

A foppish aristocrat who arranges seconds for Déroulède and observes the duel with ironic condescension.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/ii)

A friend who followed the Vicomte to the end and informs the Duc that Paul Déroulède killed his son in a fair fight.

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