# Grotius — The Black Tulip character guide

> Grotius in The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mynheer Grotius

**First appearance:** 0008-ix-the-family-cell

## Who they are

A famous Dutch jurist mentioned as a former prisoner of Loewestein.

## Relationships

### [Cornelius van Baerle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_tulip_se/characters/cornelius_van_baerle)

_social_

Cornelius van Baerle is a distant acquaintance of the scholar Grotius, connected through intellectual circles in Holland.

### [Cornelius van Baerle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_tulip_se/characters/cornelius_van_baerle)

_social_

Cornelius van Baerle is a distant acquaintance of the scholar Grotius, connected through intellectual circles in Holland.

### [Cornelius van Baerle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_tulip_se/characters/cornelius_van_baerle)

_social_

Cornelius van Baerle is a distant acquaintance of the scholar Grotius, connected through intellectual circles in Holland.

## In the story

### [XII: The Execution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_tulip_se/chapters/xii-the-execution)

Mentioned as a former prisoner at Loewestein, drawing a parallel to Cornelius's fate.

### [XIV: The Pigeons of Dort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_tulip_se/chapters/xiv-the-pigeons-of-dort)

The learned master who formerly occupied the same cell and escaped via a book-chest.

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