The Black Tulip · Character
Marquis de Louvois
French minister of war who corresponds with William of Orange.
minor
First appearance: xiii what was going on all this time in the mind of one of the spectators
Marquis de Louvois shows up with force in A Grateful People. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the French minister allegedly funding the De Witts' plots.
Marquis de Louvois first appears in 0012 xiii what was going on all this time in the mind of one of the spectators.
In A Grateful People: Mentioned as the French minister allegedly funding the De Witts' plots.
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