# Marchiali — The Vicomte de Bragelonne character guide

> Marchiali in The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0230-225-a-night-at-the-bastille

## Who they are

The mysterious prisoner in the Bastille, later revealed to be Philippe.

## In the story

### [The Second Floor of La Bertaudière](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/100-the-second-floor-of-la-bertaudi-re)

Mysterious prisoner on the second floor; calm, resigned, and unaware of his identity or the reason for his seven-year imprisonment; his resemblance to the king is hinted at.

### [The General of the Order](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/215-the-general-of-the-order)

The prisoner released from the Bastille, who swears secrecy and leaves with Aramis.

### [Showing How the Countersign Was Respected at the Bastille](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/229-showing-how-the-countersign-was-respected-at-the-bastille)

The prisoner at the Bastille, actually the true King Louis XIV, who has been imprisoned in place of his twin Philippe; Fouquet demands to see him.

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