# La Ramée — Twenty Years After character guide

> La Ramée in Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Master La Ramée, Monsieur la Ramee

**First appearance:** 0016-xvii-describes-how-the-duc-de-beaufort-amused-his-leisure-hours-in-the-donjon-of-vincennes

## Who they are

The governor of the Vincennes prison, guarding the Duc de Beaufort.

## Relationships

### [Beaufort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/beaufort)

_rivalry_

Beaufort is imprisoned by La Ramée, who acts as his jailer, creating a tense dynamic of captivity and attempted escape.

### [Beaufort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/beaufort)

_rivalry_

Beaufort is imprisoned by La Ramée, who acts as his jailer, creating a tense dynamic of captivity and attempted escape.

### [Beaufort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/beaufort)

_rivalry_

Beaufort is imprisoned by La Ramée, who acts as his jailer, creating a tense dynamic of captivity and attempted escape.

## In the story

### [The Duc de Beaufort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xvi-the-duc-de-beaufort)

The officer in charge of Beaufort's guard, La Ramée reassures Mazarin of the prisoner's security, detailing the thick walls and multiple guards, and introduces Grimaud as his deputy.

### [Describes How the Duc de Beaufort Amused His Leisure Hours in the Donjon of Vincennes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xvii-describes-how-the-duc-de-beaufort-amused-his-leisure-hours-in-the-donjon-of-vincennes)

Beaufort's keeper, described as incorruptible, convivial, and a constant companion to the duke.

### [Grimaud Begins His Functions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xviii-grimaud-begins-his-functions)

Keeper who hires Grimaud and later leaves the duke alone briefly to get a pâté.

### [In Which the Contents of the Pâtés Made by the Successor of Father Marteau Are Described](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xix-in-which-the-contents-of-the-p-t-s-made-by-the-successor-of-father-marteau-are-described)

The exempt who guards Beaufort; he is persuaded to arrange a private supper and is unaware of the escape plot.

### [One of the Forty Methods of Escape of the Duc de Beaufort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xxiii-one-of-the-forty-methods-of-escape-of-the-duc-de-beaufort)

The keeper of the prison, fond of good food and wine; he is tricked and gagged by Beaufort and Grimaud during the escape.

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