# Jeanne de St. Remi — The Humbugs of the World character guide

> Jeanne de St. Remi in The Humbugs of the World by P. T. Barnum.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Jeanne

**First appearance:** 0053-xlii

## Snapshot

The Countess de Lamotte, a desperate noblewoman of threadbare pedigree who turns forgery and charm into a weapon against the great.

## Who they are

Jeanne de St. Remi operates in the shadowy space between aristocratic pretension and genuine poverty, using her wit and connections to maneuver among cardinals, jewelers, and courtiers. Her driving need is status and money, and she pursues both through impersonation, forged letters, and carefully placed confidences. She is the engine of the Diamond Necklace conspiracy, and her story lets Barnum show how a single audacious schemer can exploit the vanities of the powerful.

## In the story

### [Part VIII: Adventurers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/chapters/part-viii-adventurers)

A key figure in the Diamond Necklace Affair, who impersonated a noblewoman to defraud the crown jewelers.

### [Chapter XLI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/chapters/xli)

A quick-witted, brazen-faced adventuress and descendant of the Valois; masterminds the necklace swindle by convincing de Rohan she is the Queen's agent, forging notes, and arranging a secret interview with a lookalike.

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