# Duke of Buckingham — The Three Musketeers character guide > Duke of Buckingham in The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Buckingham, My Lord the Duke of Buckingham, George Villiers **First appearance:** 0013-xii-george-villiers-duke-of-buckingham ## Snapshot England's dazzling, reckless favorite, whose devotion to the Queen of France turns a private passion into an international scandal with diamond studs as its currency. ## Who they are Buckingham commands wealth, charm, and the favor of his own king, but his heart belongs across the Channel to Anne of Austria. He treats grand political gestures as love tokens, and his willingness to risk war for a woman makes him both magnificent and dangerous. His errand of the diamond studs sets the plot's central mechanism in motion, forcing d'Artagnan into a race against the cardinal's agents. ## Relationships ### [Queen Anne of Austria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/queen_anne_of_austria) _romantic_ The Duke of Buckingham is passionately in love with Queen Anne, who returns his affection but is constrained by duty. ### [Cardinal Richelieu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/cardinal_richelieu) _rivalry_ Cardinal Richelieu and the Duke of Buckingham are political and personal enemies, each seeking to undermine the other's power. ### [Athos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/athos) _friendship_ Athos aids the Duke of Buckingham as an ally of the queen, respecting his courage. ### [Constance Bonacieux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/constance_bonacieux) _friendship_ Constance serves as a loyal intermediary between the Duke of Buckingham and Queen Anne. ### [Athos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/athos) _friendship_ Athos aids the Duke of Buckingham as an ally of the queen, respecting his courage. ### [Queen Anne of Austria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/queen_anne_of_austria) _romantic_ The Duke of Buckingham is passionately in love with Queen Anne, who returns his affection but is constrained by duty. ### [Queen Anne of Austria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/queen_anne_of_austria) _romantic_ The Duke of Buckingham is passionately in love with Queen Anne, who returns his affection but is constrained by duty. ### [Cardinal Richelieu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/cardinal_richelieu) _rivalry_ Cardinal Richelieu and the Duke of Buckingham are political and personal enemies, each seeking to undermine the other's power. ### [Constance Bonacieux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/constance_bonacieux) _friendship_ Constance serves as a loyal intermediary between the Duke of Buckingham and Queen Anne. ### [Cardinal Richelieu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/cardinal_richelieu) _rivalry_ Cardinal Richelieu and the Duke of Buckingham are political and personal enemies, each seeking to undermine the other's power. ### [Athos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/athos) _friendship_ Athos aids the Duke of Buckingham as an ally of the queen, respecting his courage. ### [Constance Bonacieux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/constance_bonacieux) _friendship_ Constance serves as a loyal intermediary between the Duke of Buckingham and Queen Anne. ## In the story ### [George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xii-george-villiers-duke-of-buckingham) Disguised as a Musketeer, he is led to a secret meeting with Queen Anne, expressing his ardent love and willingness to start a war for her. ### [The Man of Meung](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xiv-the-man-of-meung) Mentioned as the target of the Cardinal's plot involving the diamond studs. ### [Men of the Robe and Men of the Sword](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xv-men-of-the-robe-and-men-of-the-sword) Revealed by the cardinal to have been in Paris for five days, leaving only that morning. ### [In Which M. Séguier, Keeper of the Seals, Looks More Than Once for the Bell, in Order to Ring It, as He Did Before](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xvi-in-which-m-s-guier-keeper-of-the-seals-looks-more-than-once-for-the-bell-in-order-to-ring-it-as-he-did-before) Mentioned as the object of the king's jealousy; his secret visit to Paris is the catalyst for the confrontation. ### [Bonacieux at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xvii-bonacieux-at-home) The intended recipient of the queen's letter, mentioned as 'My Lord Duke of Buckingham, London.' ### [The Comtesse de Winter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxi-the-comtesse-de-winter) Leads D'Artagnan to his chapel, discovers two diamond studs missing, and arranges D'Artagnan's return. ### [Fatality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xlix-fatality) Seen briefly at the port, glittering with diamonds and surrounded by his staff, as Milady arrives in England. ### [Captivity: The Fifth Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lvi-captivity-the-fifth-day) Buckingham is the target of Milady's fabricated story and her vengeance. He is portrayed as her persecutor in her tale, and his order for her exile is the immediate threat she seeks to avoid. ### [Means for Classical Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lvii-means-for-classical-tragedy) Falsely accused by Milady as her persecutor and the target of Felton's vengeance. ### [What Took Place at Portsmouth August 23, 1628](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lix-what-took-place-at-portsmouth-august-23-1628) Stabbed by Felton while preparing to sign an order for Milady's transportation; dies from the wound. ### [LXI: The Carmelite Convent at Béthune](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lxi-the-carmelite-convent-at-b-thune) Mentioned in Milady's letter to the cardinal, confirming he will not set out for France. ### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/endnotes) Mentioned as possibly sending Planchet back to Paris. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters/duke_of_buckingham - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/characters