# Josef — The Prisoner of Zenda character guide

> Josef in The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor little Josef, poor Josef, Little Josef

**First appearance:** 0004-v-the-adventures-of-an-understudy

## Who they are

Loyal servant at the hunting lodge who helps the King.

## Relationships

### [Colonel Sapt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prisoner_of_zenda_se/characters/colonel_sapt)

_professional_

Josef is a loyal servant to Sapt and the king, assisting in the plot to rescue the imprisoned monarch.

### [Colonel Sapt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prisoner_of_zenda_se/characters/colonel_sapt)

_professional_

Josef is a loyal servant to Sapt and the king, assisting in the plot to rescue the imprisoned monarch.

## In the story

### [A Merry Evening with a Distant Relative](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prisoner_of_zenda_se/chapters/iii-a-merry-evening-with-a-distant-relative)

The king's servant at the hunting lodge who serves dinner and wine.

### [The King Keeps His Appointment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prisoner_of_zenda_se/chapters/iv-the-king-keeps-his-appointment)

Shaves Rassendyll's moustache and imperial; assists Sapt in securing the king and the old woman.

### [The Secret of a Cellar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prisoner_of_zenda_se/chapters/vi-the-secret-of-a-cellar)

Found murdered in the wine cellar, having been killed while guarding the king.

### [VII: His Majesty Sleeps in Strelsau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prisoner_of_zenda_se/chapters/vii-his-majesty-sleeps-in-strelsau)

Killed by Michael's men; his body is left behind as Rassendyll and Sapt flee.

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