# Prince Michael Obolovitch — The Secret of Chimneys character guide

> Prince Michael Obolovitch in The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Prince Michael, Michael, the Obolovitch

**First appearance:** 0020-xix-secret-history

## Who they are

The murdered heir to the Herzoslovakian throne.

## Relationships

### [Anthony Cade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_chimneys_se/characters/anthony_cade)

_social_

Anthony and Prince Michael are acquaintances drawn together by the political conspiracy at Chimneys.

### [Anthony Cade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_chimneys_se/characters/anthony_cade)

_social_

Anthony and Prince Michael are acquaintances drawn together by the political conspiracy at Chimneys.

## In the story

### [The Secret of Chimneys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_chimneys_se/chapters/the-secret-of-chimneys)

Murdered at Chimneys, central to the plot.

### [A Lady in Distress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_chimneys_se/chapters/ii-a-lady-in-distress)

Mentioned in the context of the Obolovitch dynasty and possible royalist restoration in Herzoslovakia.

### [Anxiety in High Places](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_chimneys_se/chapters/iii-anxiety-in-high-places)

The Herzoslovakian prince arriving for the house party, central to the political negotiations.

### [XII: Anthony Tells His Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_chimneys_se/chapters/xii-anthony-tells-his-story)

The victim; Anthony identifies him as the man who visited him as 'Mr. Holmes' from Balderson and Hodgkins.

### [Battle and Anthony Confer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_chimneys_se/chapters/xx-battle-and-anthony-confer)

Mentioned as the murder victim at Chimneys; the revolver used is still missing.

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