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Mordaunt

Milady's son, raised on vengeance, stalks the musketeers as a soft-spoken lieutenant whose politeness conceals a mined ship and a colder purpose.

supporting

Also known as Mr. Mordaunt, Monsieur Mordaunt, Captain Mordaunt

First appearance: XL: Uncle and Nephew

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

Disguised as a monk, he hears the executioner's confession and reveals himself as John Francis de Winter, son of the executed woman.
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Mordaunt moves through the story as the musketeers' most unnerving enemy: a young man whose very name makes invincible men shudder. He has inherited his mother's cunning and a grievance he believes justifies any…

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Character Web

34 connections

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LXLouis XIVRORochefortARAramisCRCaptain RogersCRCromwellMOMordaunt

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Frondeurs and Royal Court
  • Supporting Characters and Historical Figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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

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See Mordaunt in XL: Uncle and Nephew

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See Mordaunt in XL: Uncle and Nephew
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