Cardinal Richelieu — D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers Character Profile

About Cardinal Richelieu

The ambitious and power-hungry chief minister of France who serves as the primary antagonist. He manipulates King Louis XIII, exploits Queen Anne's secrets, and deploys his agents to crush the Musketeers. Despite his elaborate schemes to assassinate D'Artagnan and destroy the Queen's reputation, he is ultimately forced by political necessity to honor his word and promote the young hero.

Character Facts

Played by

Aleksandr Trofimov

Appears in

D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers (1979)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Cardinal Richelieu — Conflict Political Rival — Queen Anne of Austria (Alisa Freyndlikh)

  Cardinal Richelieu is in political conflict with Queen Anne

• Cardinal Richelieu — Conflict Antagonist — Dartanyan (Mikhail Boyarskiy)

  Cardinal Richelieu considers Dartanyan an enemy

• Cardinal Richelieu — Conflict Antagonist — Athos (Venyamin Smekhov)

  Cardinal Richelieu considers Athos an enemy

• Cardinal Richelieu — Conflict Antagonist — Aramis (Igor Starygin)

  Cardinal Richelieu considers Aramis an enemy

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