# Brienne — The Vicomte de Bragelonne character guide

> Brienne in The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** M. de Brienne, M. Brienne

**First appearance:** 0042-39-mazarin-s-gaming-party

## Who they are

A secretary of state under Mazarin and Louis XIV.

## In the story

### [The Proscribed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/15-the-proscribed)

Mazarin's secretary, who is ordered to deliver the king's letter to the queen mother and file it in the portfolio.

### [Colbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/44-colbert)

Mentioned as one of the courtiers chatting with Colbert and Bernouin in the corridor during the evening.

### [How the King, Louis XIV, Played His Little Part](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/246-how-the-king-louis-xiv-played-his-little-part)

Present in the corridor working, but notably less obsequious toward Fouquet.

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