The Great Roxhythe · Character
M. Colbert de Croissy
The French ambassador, a shrewd negotiator for Louis XIV.
minor
Also known as Colbert, de Croissy
First appearance: X: May, 1670
M. Colbert de Croissy shows up with force in II: The Offer. The page is where that presence becomes real.
French envoy who eloquently defends Louis XIV's proposal, arguing for secrecy and dismissing Clifford's suspicions as base-minded.
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In II: The Offer: French envoy who eloquently defends Louis XIV's proposal, arguing for secrecy and dismissing Clifford's suspicions as base-minded. Later, in VIII: Madame: Mentioned as having presented the treaty…
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