# Van Deken — The Black Tulip character guide

> Van Deken in The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Captain Van Deken, Captain van Deken

**First appearance:** 0011-xii-the-execution

## Who they are

A captain who assists in the execution of Cornelius de Witt.

## Relationships

### [William of Orange](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_tulip_se/characters/william_of_orange)

_professional_

Van Deken serves as a messenger or official under William of Orange, carrying out political instructions.

### [William of Orange](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_tulip_se/characters/william_of_orange)

_professional_

Van Deken serves as a messenger or official under William of Orange, carrying out political instructions.

## In the story

### [IV: The Murderers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_tulip_se/chapters/iv-the-murderers)

The officer accompanying William of Orange, who expresses horror at the violence and is ordered to leave.

### [In Which Van Baerle, Before Leaving Loewestein, Settles Accounts with Gryphus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_tulip_se/chapters/xxix-in-which-van-baerle-before-leaving-loewestein-settles-accounts-with-gryphus)

Captain who arrives to escort Cornelius from his cell, interrupting the protocol.

### [XXX: Wherein the Reader Begins to Guess the Kind of Execution That Was Awaiting Van Baerle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_tulip_se/chapters/xxx-wherein-the-reader-begins-to-guess-the-kind-of-execution-that-was-awaiting-van-baerle)

Captain van Deken is ordered by the Prince to carry a despatch to Loewestein.

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