# Chevalier de Magny — The Luck of Barry Lyndon character guide

> Chevalier de Magny in The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Monsieur de Magny, Magny, Old Magny, Maxime, Maxime de Magny, de Magny

**First appearance:** 0010-ix-i-appear-in-a-manner-becoming-my-name-and-lineage

## Who they are

A quick-tempered French gambler and court favorite whose easy money and fatal carelessness make him Barry's rival at the faro table and pawn of the police.

## Relationships

### [Princess Olivia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/princess_olivia)

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Magny is Princess Olivia's lover, engaging in a passionate but secret affair.

### [Countess Ida](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/countess_ida)

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Magny courts Countess Ida as a secondary romantic interest, creating a love triangle.

### [Barry Lyndon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/barry_lyndon)

_rivalry_

Barry Lyndon and the Chevalier de Magny are rivals for Lady Lyndon's fortune and affection, leading to bitter conflict.

### [Prince Victor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/prince_victor)

_rivalry_

The Chevalier de Magny is Prince Victor's rival, secretly cuckolding him with Princess Olivia.

### [Princess Olivia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/princess_olivia)

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Magny is Princess Olivia's lover, engaging in a passionate but secret affair.

### [Princess Olivia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/princess_olivia)

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Magny is Princess Olivia's lover, engaging in a passionate but secret affair.

### [Prince Victor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/prince_victor)

_rivalry_

The Chevalier de Magny is Prince Victor's rival, secretly cuckolding him with Princess Olivia.

### [Countess Ida](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/countess_ida)

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Magny courts Countess Ida as a secondary romantic interest, creating a love triangle.

### [Barry Lyndon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/barry_lyndon)

_rivalry_

Barry Lyndon and the Chevalier de Magny are rivals for Lady Lyndon's fortune and affection, leading to bitter conflict.

### [Prince Victor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/prince_victor)

_rivalry_

The Chevalier de Magny is Prince Victor's rival, secretly cuckolding him with Princess Olivia.

## In the story

### [More Runs of Luck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/x-more-runs-of-luck)

Intended husband of Countess Ida; Barry's gambling victim, deeply in debt and compromised.

### [XI: In Which the Luck Goes Against Barry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/xi-in-which-the-luck-goes-against-barry)

The Princess's lover; arrested after a Jew is murdered in the Kaiserwald.

### [XII: Tragical History of Princess of X⸺](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/xii-tragical-history-of-princess-of-x)

The murdered lover of Princess Olivia; his death is the catalyst for the tragedy.

## Links

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