The Count of Monte Cristo · Character
Louis XVIII
Also known as His Majesty
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 9
Louis XVIII is a minor character in The Count of Monte Cristo (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- Age
- elderly
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 9
- Books
- 1
Louis XVIII appears as the restored King of France, first seen making notes in the margins of a Horace edition at a walnut table, later displaying the full regalia of his restored monarchy. His character embodies the complex restoration of the Bourbon dynasty and the political tensions of post-Napoleonic France.
Description
An elderly French king seated at a walnut table, wearing royal attire including a blue frock coat adorned with the cross of the Legion of Honor, the cross of St. Louis, the star of Our Lady of Carmel, and St. Lazarus. His face is pale from anger and fear, with a trembling demeanor, and he sits with arms crossed on his chest in the manner of Napoleon.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Count of Monte Cristo
Appearances
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