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Gondy

The coadjutor of Paris, a priest with a swordsman's instincts and a politician's appetite, preaching peace while arming the barricades.

supporting

Also known as Monsieur de Gondy, Abbé de Gondy, Monsieur le Coadjuteur

First appearance: The Beggar of St. Eustache

As a supporting figure in Twenty Years After, Gondy is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The coadjutor, seen officiating mass at Notre Dame, courting popularity.
In the storyVII: Touches Upon the Strange Effects a Half-Pistole May Have Upon a Beadle and a ChoristerOpen this moment free

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Gondy is the Fronde's most dangerous kind of operator: a man of the cloth who understands that a well-timed riot is worth a hundred sermons. He cultivates the people, flatters the great, and keeps his own counsel so…

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21 connections

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DNDame NanetteBABazinAOAnne of AustriaMAMazarinRORochefortGOGondy

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Frondeurs and Royal Court
  • Servants and Loyalists

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Gondy in The Beggar of St. Eustache