Richelieu — The Three Musketeers Character Profile

About Richelieu

Cardinal and leader of the royal guard who secretly disbanded the musketeers. He orchestrates a complex plot to frame Queen Anne, seize power, and declare war on England. He employs Milady, accepts the musketeers’ false testimony to maintain peace, offers them positions, and vows revenge.

Richelieu appears in 11 titles

• The Three Musketeers (1921) — character page
• The Iron Mask (1929) — character page
• 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)
• The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023) — character page
• The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Christoph Waltz

Appears in

The Three Musketeers (2011)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Three Musketeers

• D’Artagnan (Logan Lerman)
• Milady de Winter (Milla Jovovich)
• Athos (Matthew Macfadyen)
• Porthos (Ray Stevenson)
• Planchet (James Corden)
• Aramis (Luke Evans)
• King Louis (Freddie Fox)
• D’Artagnan’s Mother (Jane Perry)
• Venetian Nobleman (Christian Oliver)
• Constance (Gabriella Wilde)
• Drunk (Andy Gathergood)
• Blonde (Helen George)