# Waldemar Fitzurse — Ivanhoe character guide

> Waldemar Fitzurse in Ivanhoe by Walter Scott.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Waldemar, Fitzurse, Noble Waldemar Fitzurse

**First appearance:** 0007-iv

## Who they are

Prince John's cold-eyed advisor, who reads grief and ambition alike with the same calculating glance and turns every banquet and tournament into a move in his master's quiet war for the throne.

## Relationships

### [Prince John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/characters/prince_john)

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Fitzurse is Prince John's chief advisor and manipulator, scheming to advance John's claim to the throne.

### [Prince John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/characters/prince_john)

_professional_

Fitzurse is Prince John's chief advisor and manipulator, scheming to advance John's claim to the throne.

### [Prince John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/characters/prince_john)

_professional_

Fitzurse is Prince John's chief advisor and manipulator, scheming to advance John's claim to the throne.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/viii)

Warns Prince John that naming Rebecca would ruin his political projects.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/ix)

Reassures Prince John that the knight is not King Richard due to size differences, and is concerned about his daughter Alicia's honor.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xiii)

Advises Prince John to draw the party together and hold the archery contest; reports Ivanhoe's severe wound and Rowena's dignified grief.

### [Chapter XIV: The Banquet at Ashby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xiv)

Fitzurse advises Prince John and attempts to manipulate Cedric, later strategizing to retain support.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xv)

The cunning politician works to consolidate Prince John's support, distributing promises and bribes, and later confronts De Bracy about his reckless plan.

### [Chapter XXXIV: The Conspiracy Thickens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xxxiv)

The cunning politician who urges decisive action, including the capture or elimination of King Richard.

### [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ivanhoe_se/chapters/xl)

Leads an ambush against the Black Knight; is defeated and banished from England by King Richard.

## Links

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