# Bertuccio — The Count of Monte Cristo character guide > Bertuccio in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** M. Bertuccio, Monsieur Bertuccio **First appearance:** 0041-xlii-monsieur-bertuccio ## Snapshot The Count's steward, a Corsican with a knife-scarred past and a private vendetta that runs parallel to his master's. ## Who they are Bertuccio manages the Count's affairs with silent efficiency, buying horses, selling carriages, and never questioning the strange orders that arrive at odd hours. But beneath the servant's composure lies a Corsican's memory of blood: he carries his own grievance against Villefort, one he has never been able to settle. His dual loyalty — to the Count and to his own vengeance — makes him a quiet engine of the plot, a man whose past keeps surfacing just when the present seems most controlled. ## Relationships ### [Edmond Dantès](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/edmond_dantes) _professional_ Bertuccio serves as the Count's loyal steward, carrying out his orders and managing his affairs with devotion. ### [Edmond Dantès](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/edmond_dantes) _professional_ Bertuccio serves as the Count's loyal steward, carrying out his orders and managing his affairs with devotion. ### [Edmond Dantès](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/edmond_dantes) _professional_ Bertuccio serves as the Count's loyal steward, carrying out his orders and managing his affairs with devotion. ## In the story ### [La Mazzolata](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xxxv-la-mazzolata) The Count's steward, who procured the windows for the execution and is ordered to prepare the carriage and breakfast. ### [The Breakfast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xl-the-breakfast) Mentioned as Monte Cristo's Corsican steward, known to Albert for hiring windows; has a past involving smuggling and possibly a stabbing. ### [Monsieur Bertuccio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xlii-monsieur-bertuccio) The steward is visibly disturbed when he learns the purchased house is in Auteuil, and his anxiety grows as the Count insists he accompany him there. ### [The House at Auteuil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xliii-the-house-at-auteuil) The steward is deeply agitated and fearful, confessing that he committed an assassination in the house at Auteuil as an act of vengeance against Villefort. ### [The Vendetta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xliv-the-vendetta) Narrates his personal history, including his brother's murder and his vow of vendetta against Villefort. ### [XLV: The Rain of Blood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xlv-the-rain-of-blood) Narrates the murder of his sister Assunta by Benedetto and the plot against the jeweler Joannes. ### [Unlimited Credit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xlvi-unlimited-credit) Summoned by Monte Cristo regarding the purchase of horses. ### [Major Cavalcanti](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lv-major-cavalcanti) Mentioned as having left for Auteuil two hours before the major's arrival, following Monte Cristo's orders. ### [Ghosts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lxii-ghosts) Overcome with terror upon recognizing Madame Danglars and Villefort, and later Andrea Cavalcanti, revealing his past connection to them. ### [LXVIII: A Summer Ball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lxviii-a-summer-ball) Reports to Monte Cristo about Madame Danglars' visit to the Palais and is sent to Normandy. ### [The Burglary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lxxxii-the-burglary) Reports to Monte Cristo on the readiness of the house and sloop at Auteuil, receiving orders for a speedy departure. ### [Mother and Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xci-mother-and-son) Bertuccio delivers Monte Cristo's letter to Albert at the carriage. ### [The Suicide](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xcii-the-suicide) Reports to Monte Cristo that Mercédès and Albert are leaving their house. ### [The Lions’ Den](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/cvii-the-lions-den) Visits Andrea in prison as the steward of the Count of Monte Cristo, warning him against invoking the Count's name and promising to return. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/bertuccio - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters