The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen · Character
Marquis de Bellecourt
A courtier whose earnest plea for recognition collapses into exile, leaving him to seek truth at the bottom of a well.
supporting
Also known as the unfortunate Marquis de Bellecourt, The Marquis de Bellecourt, The venerable Marquis de Bellecourt
First appearance: volume i ii
As a supporting figure in The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Marquis de Bellecourt is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Recalled in an anecdote about his disgrace at court; he laments that truth is found only at the bottom of a well.
Marquis de Bellecourt appears in The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen as supporting figure.
Marquis de Bellecourt first appears in 0006 volume i ii.
With Baron Munchausen (social): Baron Munchausen and the Marquis de Bellecourt are social acquaintances, meeting in aristocratic or diplomatic settings.
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- XXI
- The Baron makes a speech to the National Assembly, and drives out all the members—Routs the fishwomen and the National Guards—Pursues the whole rout into a Church, where he defeats the National Assembly, etc., with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head, and liberates Marie Antoinette and the Royal Family.
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See Marquis de Bellecourt in volume i ii