# Lord de Winter — Twenty Years After character guide

> Lord de Winter in Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** de Winter, Lord Winter, Winter

**First appearance:** 0039-xl-uncle-and-nephew

## Snapshot

Milady's brother, an English lord who helped condemn her, now faces her son's accusation with the cold certainty of a man who knows her crimes.

## Who they are

De Winter stands as both judge and target when Mordaunt confronts him with the execution at Bethune, and he answers not with denial but with a catalogue of Milady's poisonings, seductions, and murders. His composure under his nephew's fury reveals a man who has long since made peace with his sister's death and his own part in it. His refusal to be intimidated makes him a fixed point in the storm Mordaunt intends to unleash.

## Relationships

### [Athos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/athos)

_friendship_

Athos and Lord de Winter are allies and friends, united in their loyalty to the Stuart cause and their opposition to Mordaunt.

### [Athos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/athos)

_friendship_

Athos and Lord de Winter are allies and friends, united in their loyalty to the Stuart cause and their opposition to Mordaunt.

### [Athos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/athos)

_friendship_

Athos and Lord de Winter are allies and friends, united in their loyalty to the Stuart cause and their opposition to Mordaunt.

## In the story

### [A Letter from Charles the First](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xxxvi-a-letter-from-charles-the-first)

A loyal friend of King Charles I, he delivers a letter from the king to Queen Henrietta and seeks French support for the royalist cause.

### [Henrietta Maria and Mazarin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xxxviii-henrietta-maria-and-mazarin)

Accompanies Queen Henrietta to the palace and waits for her. He is the object of Mordaunt's intense hatred.

### [How, Sometimes, the Unhappy Mistake Chance for Providence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xxxix-how-sometimes-the-unhappy-mistake-chance-for-providence)

Devoted to the queen's cause; recognizes Athos from Raoul's description and plans to visit him.

### [XL: Uncle and Nephew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xl-uncle-and-nephew)

Defends the execution of Milady by listing her crimes; is shaken by Mordaunt's threats but relieved that his nephew does not know all the conspirators.

### [Paternal Affection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xli-paternal-affection)

Visits Athos after being confronted by Mordaunt; reveals Mordaunt's identity and mission; seeks Athos's help to meet Queen Henrietta.

### [XLII: Another Queen in Want of Help](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xlii-another-queen-in-want-of-help)

Meets Athos and Aramis to escort them to Queen Henrietta.

### [In Which It Is Proved That First Impulses Are Oftentimes the Best](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xliii-in-which-it-is-proved-that-first-impulses-are-oftentimes-the-best)

Leads the group to Boulogne; appears agitated and keeps looking behind him, having seen the young man.

### [LV: The Scotchman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lv-the-scotchman)

Loyal to the king; shares Athos and Aramis's concerns and helps prepare the escape.

### [The Avenger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lvi-the-avenger)

Disguises himself as the king; killed by Mordaunt.

### [Oliver Cromwell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lvii-oliver-cromwell)

Referred to as Mordaunt's uncle, killed by Mordaunt during the battle.

## Links

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