# Marquis de Courtornieu — Monsieur Lecoq character guide

> Marquis de Courtornieu in Monsieur Lecoq by Émile Gaboriau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** de Courtornieu

**First appearance:** 0000-monsieur-lecoq

## Who they are

The father of Blanche, a senile and reclusive nobleman.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/vii)

Hastens to welcome the Duc de Sairmeuse, accompanied by his daughter Blanche.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/x)

Mentioned as the host of a dinner the duke attended the previous evening.

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

Hosts the council and directs Martial to the garden to find Blanche.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xiv)

Presides over the council of nobles, struggling to maintain order among the greedy guests.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xvii)

Secretly wishes to be rid of his daughter; arranges her marriage to Martial and is delighted by her sudden eagerness.

### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xx)

Receives the duke's news; expresses delight at the chance to show loyalty but worries about his daughter Blanche's journey.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxiii)

Helps restore the duke's composure after Chupin's revelations and participates in the aftermath.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxv)

Argues for severe punishment of the rebels and insists on arresting Marie-Anne, influenced by his daughter Blanche.

### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxvi)

Assists the duke in reviewing prisoners and selecting the thirty most dangerous conspirators.

### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxvii)

Enters with the commission and has been active in preparing charges against the baron.

### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxix)

Observes Marie-Anne's departure from the citadel, suspicious of Chanlouineau's sincerity.

### [The Baron's Escape Plot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxx)

Reluctantly agrees to remain neutral in the escape plot after being informed by Martial, fearing for his own reputation.

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxxii)

Assists in the investigation, dismisses the baron's fate, and later visits Chanlouineau but flees in fear.

### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxxiii)

Encourages the duke to proceed with executions despite knowing some prisoners are innocent, to avoid scandal.

### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxxiv)

Publicly accused of treason and cowardice by Martial after the letter is read.

### [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxxix)

Collapses after being denounced by Martial, but later agrees to Blanche's plan to send soldiers, seeing it as a chance for revenge.

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

Appears in the drawing-room leaning on Aunt Medea, declares the insult irreparable, and forgives the Duke with hypocritical solemnity before departing.

### [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xlii)

Deprived of his office as grand prévôt, he suffers a crushing blow and falls ill, attended by Blanche.

### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xliii)

Now reduced to idiocy after his illness, he wanders aimlessly and is watched like a child.

### [LI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/li)

The marquis is mentioned as having lost his reason; his hidden savings are targeted by Blanche.

## Links

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