Cardinal Richelieu — The Iron Mask Character Profile

About Cardinal Richelieu

The immensely powerful and manipulative chief minister of France, serving as the primary antagonist who drives political intrigue, royal conspiracies, and the eventual banishment of the Musketeers.

Cardinal Richelieu appears in 11 titles

• The Three Musketeers (1921) — character page
• The Iron Mask (1929)
• The Three Musketeers (1942) — character page
• The Fighting Musketeers (1961) — character page
• Vengeance of the Three Musketeers (1961) — character page
• The Three Musketeers (1973) — character page
• The Four Musketeers (1974) — character page
• The Three Musketeers (1993) — character page
• The Three Musketeers (2011) — character page
• The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023) — character page
• The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Nigel De Brulier

Appears in

The Iron Mask (1929)

Role

Minor

Relationships (4)

• Cardinal Richelieu — Power Manipulator — Louis XIII (Rolfe Sedan)

  Cardinal secretly controls the king's political decisions.

• Cardinal Richelieu — Conflict Political Adversary — The Queen Mother, Anne of Austria (Belle Bennett)

  Forces the queen's lover into exile to protect his agenda.

• Cardinal Richelieu — Conflict Coercer — Constance Bonacieux (Marguerite De La Motte)

  Orders Constance's confinement to maintain royal secrecy.

• Cardinal Richelieu — Conflict Enemy — D'Artagnan (Douglas Fairbanks)

  Outsmarts D'Artagnan's rescue mission and defeats him.

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• Milady de Winter (Dorothy Revier)
• The King's Valet (Henry Otto)
• Madame Peronne (Vera Lewis)
• Aramis (Gino Corrado)
• Louis XIII (Rolfe Sedan)
• Porthos (Tiny Sandford)
• Athos (Léon Bary)
• De Rochefort (Ullrich Haupt)
• Louis XIV / Twin Brother (William Bakewell)