Cardinal Mazarin — The Return of the Musketeers Character Profile

About Cardinal Mazarin

The ruling cardinal in 1649, succeeding Richelieu. He hires the impoverished musketeers to handle political crises, including rescuing Charles I and managing the Beaufort revolt, though he remains a pragmatic political operator who views them as expendable tools.

Affiliations

• Sapienza University of Rome

Quick Facts about Cardinal Mazarin

Education

University of Salamanca, Pontifical Gregorian University, University of Alcalá

Occupation

politician, jurist, diplomat

Cardinal Mazarin's Known Relations

• Ortensia Buffalini — Mother
• Pietro Mazzarini — Father
• Sapienza University of Rome — Employer
• Laura Margherita Mazzarini — Sibling
• Michele Mazzarino — Sibling
• Girolama Mazzarini — Sibling
• Francesco Maria Mancini — Sibling

Cardinal Mazarin appears in 2 titles

• The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
• The King's Musketeers (2018) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Philippe Noiret

Appears in

The Return of the Musketeers (1989)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Return of the Musketeers

• D'Artagnan (Michael York)
• Athos (Oliver Reed)
• Porthos (Frank Finlay)
• Raoul (C. Thomas Howell)
• Duke of Beaufort (Eusebio Lázaro)
• Justine de Winter (Kim Cattrall)
• Queen Anne (Geraldine Chaplin)
• Oliver Cromwell (Alan Howard)
• Charles I (Bill Paterson)
• Caddie (Billy Connolly)
• French Executioner (Pat Roach)
• Cyrano de Bergerac (Jean-Pierre Cassel)