# Tiphaine du Guesclin — The White Company character guide

> Tiphaine du Guesclin in The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Du Guesclin, the Lady Tiphaine, Lady Tiphaine

**First appearance:** 0030-xxix-how-the-blessed-hour-of-sight-came-to-the-lady-tiphaine

## Who they are

A prophetic French noblewoman who aids the company.

## Relationships

### [Sir Nigel Loring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_nigel_loring)

_rivalry_

Tiphaine du Guesclin is a French knight and enemy of Sir Nigel, representing the opposing side in battle.

### [Sir Nigel Loring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_nigel_loring)

_rivalry_

Tiphaine du Guesclin is a French knight and enemy of Sir Nigel, representing the opposing side in battle.

### [Sir Nigel Loring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_nigel_loring)

_rivalry_

Tiphaine du Guesclin is a French knight and enemy of Sir Nigel, representing the opposing side in battle.

## In the story

### [IX: How Strange Things Befell in Minstead Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/ix-how-strange-things-befell-in-minstead-wood)

The noblewoman rescued by Alleyne; she is being pursued by the Socman for her dowry.

### [XXVIII: How the Comrades Came Over the Marches of France](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xxviii-how-the-comrades-came-over-the-marches-of-france)

Captivates the Englishmen with her discourse on chivalry and honor; known for her reputed mystical abilities.

### [How the Blessed Hour of Sight Came to the Lady Tiphaine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xxix-how-the-blessed-hour-of-sight-came-to-the-lady-tiphaine)

The Lady Tiphaine, wife of Bertrand du Guesclin, who experiences the blessed hour of sight and delivers prophecies.

### [How the Brushwood Men Came to the Château of Villefranche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xxx-how-the-brushwood-men-came-to-the-ch-teau-of-villefranche)

Remains calm and resolute, revealing a hidden poniard as a safeguard against capture.

### [How Five Men Held the Keep of Villefranche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xxxi-how-five-men-held-the-keep-of-villefranche)

Lady Tiphaine is guided to safety by Du Guesclin and later expresses her willingness to die with her husband.

### [How the Company Took Counsel Round the Fallen Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xxxii-how-the-company-took-counsel-round-the-fallen-tree)

Lady Tiphaine, who had warned of danger, departs with her husband.

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