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Pretty Madeleine

An innkeeper's daughter in Paris.

minor

Also known as Madeleine, The handsome Madeleine

First appearance: VI: D'Artagnan in His Fortieth Year

Pretty Madeleine shows up with force in VI: D'Artagnan in His Fortieth Year. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The Flemish innkeeper of the Rue Tiquetonne, with whom D'Artagnan has had a three-year relationship.
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In VI: D'Artagnan in His Fortieth Year: The Flemish innkeeper of the Rue Tiquetonne, with whom D'Artagnan has had a three-year relationship. She wishes to marry him, but he refuses. She later appears with a Swiss man…

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CSCharles StuartLRLa RaméeMAMazarinATAthosPOPorthosPMPretty Madeleine

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  • Other

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  • Supporting Characters and Historical Figures
  • Frondeurs and Royal Court
  • Protagonist

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

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