# Valentine de Villefort — The Count of Monte Cristo character guide > Valentine de Villefort in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Valentine, Mademoiselle de Villefort, Mademoiselle Valentine de Villefort **First appearance:** 0049-l-the-morrel-family ## Snapshot Dutiful daughter of a ruthless prosecutor, she loves in secret and endures in silence, unaware that her household is more dangerous than any enemy outside it. ## Who they are Valentine lives under the cold authority of Villefort and the watchful resentment of her stepmother, her days measured out in obligations to her paralyzed grandfather Noirtier. Her love for Maximilian Morrel must be hidden from everyone, and her only ally is a man who cannot speak or move. She is the emotional center of the Villefort household — the one person in it who is genuinely good — which makes her the natural target of whatever poison is quietly working its way through that family. ## Relationships ### [Maximilian Morrel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/maximilian_morrel) _romantic_ Maximilian and Valentine are deeply in love, but their relationship is thwarted by her father's schemes and family intrigue. ### [Gérard de Villefort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/gerard_de_villefort) _family_ Villefort is Valentine's cold and ambitious father, whose ruthless actions endanger her life and happiness. ### [Edmond Dantès](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/edmond_dantes) _friendship_ Dantès acts as a secret protector and ally to Valentine, helping her escape her father's deadly schemes and reunite with Maximilian. ### [Maximilian Morrel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/maximilian_morrel) _romantic_ Maximilian and Valentine are deeply in love, but their relationship is thwarted by her father's schemes and family intrigue. ### [Maximilian Morrel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/maximilian_morrel) _romantic_ Maximilian and Valentine are deeply in love, but their relationship is thwarted by her father's schemes and family intrigue. ### [Gérard de Villefort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/gerard_de_villefort) _family_ Villefort is Valentine's cold and ambitious father, whose ruthless actions endanger her life and happiness. ### [Edmond Dantès](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/edmond_dantes) _friendship_ Dantès acts as a secret protector and ally to Valentine, helping her escape her father's deadly schemes and reunite with Maximilian. ### [Gérard de Villefort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/gerard_de_villefort) _family_ Villefort is Valentine's cold and ambitious father, whose ruthless actions endanger her life and happiness. ### [Edmond Dantès](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/edmond_dantes) _friendship_ Dantès acts as a secret protector and ally to Valentine, helping her escape her father's deadly schemes and reunite with Maximilian. ## In the story ### [Ideology](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xlviii-ideology) Mentioned as Noirtier's caretaker and Villefort's daughter, part of the 'compensation' for Noirtier's condition. ### [Pyramus and Thisbe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/li-pyramus-and-thisbe) Valentine confides in Maximilian about her miserable life under her father's indifference and her stepmother's hatred, feeling like an outcast in her own home. ### [LII: Toxicology](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lii-toxicology) Enters the drawing-room looking dejected; introduced to the Count by her stepmother. ### [In the Lucern Patch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lvii-in-the-lucern-patch) Delayed by a visit from Madame Danglars and Eugénie; confesses her repugnance to marrying Franz d'Épinay; shares a tender moment with Maximilian, allowing him to kiss her hand. ### [M. Noirtier de Villefort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lviii-m-noirtier-de-villefort) Summoned to her grandfather after her parents leave; she discerns his anger and realizes it is directed at her for keeping the marriage secret. ### [The Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lix-the-will) Interprets Noirtier's eye signals for the notary, showing deep loyalty and understanding of her grandfather's wishes. ### [LX: The Telegraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lx-the-telegraph) Mentioned as the disinherited granddaughter; her opposition to the marriage is noted, and she is suspected by Madame de Villefort of colluding with Noirtier. ### [The Ball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lxx-the-ball) Seen near the door with a bouquet of myosotis, she gazes at Maximilian Morrel and raises the flowers to her lips in a secret greeting. ### [Bread and Salt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lxxi-bread-and-salt) Faints upon learning of her grandfather's death, which delays her marriage to Franz. ### [Madame de Saint-Méran](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lxxii-madame-de-saint-m-ran) Valentine is summoned from the ball and is overwhelmed by the news of her grandfather's death and her grandmother's insistence on an immediate marriage, despite her own concerns about decorum. ### [The Promise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lxxiii-the-promise) Torn between family duty and love for Morrel, she is overwhelmed by grief and begs Morrel to live, hoping for a future together. ### [The Villefort Family Vault](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lxxiv-the-villefort-family-vault) Pale and grieving, she is disinherited by her grandfather Noirtier. ### [A Signed Statement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lxxv-a-signed-statement) Assists her grandfather by interpreting his gestures and retrieving the hidden papers, showing joy at the potential delay of her marriage. ### [LXXVIII: We Hear from Yanina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lxxviii-we-hear-from-yanina) Reveals to Maximilian that Noirtier saved them; promises to explain fully when she is his wife. ### [The Lemonade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lxxix-the-lemonade) Acting as Noirtier's interpreter, she reveals the plan to leave the house and marry Morrel. She is horrified by Barrois's collapse and urges Morrel to leave. ### [The Accusation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/lxxx-the-accusation) Accused by d'Avrigny of poisoning the Saint-Mérans and attempting to poison Noirtier; she is seen weeping as the servants praise her kindness. ### [Valentine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xciii-valentine) Shows signs of illness, drinks a bitter mixture, and faints after a dizzy spell, causing great concern. ### [Maximilian's Avowal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xciv-maximilian-s-avowal) Is gravely ill, the latest victim in the series of poisonings; Morrel loves her desperately. ### [The Apparition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/c-the-apparition) Valentine is bedridden and weak, suffering from nervous excitement and fever. She learns of recent events and is visited by Monte Cristo, who reveals he has been protecting her from poison. ### [CI: Locusta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/ci-locusta) Valentine is the target of a poisoning plot; she bravely feigns sleep and identifies Madame de Villefort as the poisoner, then submits to Monte Cristo's plan to save her. ### [CII: Valentine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/cii-valentine) Found dead in her bed, poisoned by Madame de Villefort. ### [Maximilian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/ciii-maximilian) Lying dead in her bed, the victim of poisoning; her death is the catalyst for the chapter's events. ### [The Fifth of October](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/cxvii-the-fifth-of-october) Revived from a simulated death, she learns of her father's madness and brother's death, and is betrothed to Morrel. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/characters/valentine_de_villefort - 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