# Mr. Aldobrand — Moonfleet character guide

> Mr. Aldobrand in Moonfleet by John Meade Falkner.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Aldobrand, Krispijn Aldobrand, this Aldobrand, the said Krispijn Aldobrand

**First appearance:** 0020-xvii-at-ymeguen

## Who they are

A Dutch merchant involved in the smuggling trade.

## Relationships

### [John Trenchard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/john_trenchard)

_professional_

Mr. Aldobrand is a lawyer who manages John's inheritance and legal affairs.

### [John Trenchard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/characters/john_trenchard)

_professional_

Mr. Aldobrand is a lawyer who manages John's inheritance and legal affairs.

## In the story

### [The Jewel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xvi-the-jewel)

The diamond merchant who tests the stone, attempts to deceive John and Elzevir, and is overpowered by John when he reclaims the diamond.

### [At Ymeguen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xvii-at-ymeguen)

Testifies falsely in court, claims the diamond as his own, produces a forged quittance, and mocks John as 'Sir John Trenchard of Moonfleet.'

### [XIX: On the Beach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moonfleet_se/chapters/xix-on-the-beach)

Deceased; his will leaves John Trenchard a fortune, but he died delusional, haunted by a curse and a vision of Blackbeard.

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