# Marie de Mancini — The Vicomte de Bragelonne character guide

> Marie de Mancini in The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mademoiselle Marie de Mancini, Marie

**First appearance:** 0016-13-marie-de-mancini

## Who they are

The niece of Mazarin and first love of King Louis XIV.

## In the story

### [The Messenger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/2-the-messenger)

Mentioned as being ordered to leave the court and travel to Brouage.

### [The King and the Lieutenant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/12-the-king-and-the-lieutenant)

Mentioned as the 'little Italian doll' the king loves, with rumors of his desire to marry her against his mother's will.

### [Marie de Mancini](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/13-marie-de-mancini)

The cardinal's niece and the king's beloved, she pleads with Louis to assert his will and chooses to depart indignantly when he hesitates.

### [Madame's Four Chances](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/139-madame-s-four-chances)

Not directly present, but referenced as a past figure in Anne's reflections on lost youth and influence.

### [The Wine of Melun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/219-the-wine-of-melun)

Not directly mentioned in excerpts; omitted as no evidence.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/endnotes)

Noted as a former love of the king whom he abandoned for political advantage.

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