Anne of Austria — The Three Musketeers Character Profile

About Anne of Austria

Queen of France, secretly loves Buckingham, central to the diamond brooch plot

Anne of Austria — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Court intrigue, Diplomacy, Emotional resilience, Secret correspondence, Grace

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 7/10

Anne of Austria appears in 14 titles

• The Three Musketeers (1921)
• 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 Charlots Musketeers (1974) — character page
• The Four Charlots Musketeers 2 (1974) — character page
• The Four Musketeers (1974) — character page
• The Return of the Musketeers (1989) — character page
• The Three Musketeers (1993) — character page
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) — character page
• The Three Musketeers (2011) — character page
• The King's Musketeers (2018) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Mary MacLaren

Appears in

The Three Musketeers (1921)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Anne of Austria — Romantic Secret Lovers — Duke of Buckingham (Thomas Holding)

  Their restrained affair directly creates the brooch crisis.

  The plot says Buckingham loves Anne, while Anne remains faithful to Louis; she later gives Buckingham her diamond brooch as a keepsake.

• Anne of Austria — Family Married Couple — Louis XIII (Adolphe Menjou)

  Their marriage is threatened by Richelieu's manipulation and the missing brooch.

  Anne is identified as the Queen of France, and Louis gives her a diamond-encrusted brooch. The plot also states that Louis loves his wife Anne.

• Anne of Austria — Conflict Political Opponent — Cardinal Richelieu (Nigel De Brulier)

  Richelieu targets Anne as the central obstacle to his influence.

  Anne is described as the greatest obstacle to Richelieu's dominance, and Richelieu attempts to dishonor her through the missing brooch.

• Anne of Austria — Professional Loyal Servant — Constance (Marguerite De La Motte)

  Constance serves Anne and acts to protect the Queen's reputation.

  Constance is identified as the Queen's seamstress and asks d'Artagnan to retrieve the brooch so Anne will not be dishonored.

• Anne of Austria — Narrative Protector — D'Artagnan (Douglas Fairbanks)

  D'Artagnan becomes the agent who safeguards Anne from public dishonor.

  D'Artagnan travels to England, retrieves the brooch, and returns to Paris to deliver it to Queen Anne.

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More characters from The Three Musketeers

• D'Artagnan (Douglas Fairbanks)
• Louis XIII (Adolphe Menjou)
• Cardinal Richelieu (Nigel De Brulier)
• Rochefort (Boyd Irwin)
• Duke of Buckingham (Thomas Holding)
• Porthos (George Siegmann)
• (uncredited) (Granville Redmond)
• Father Joseph (Lon Poff)
• Athos (Léon Bary)
• Planchet (Charles Stevens)
• D'Artagnan's Father (Walt Whitman)
• Constance (Marguerite De La Motte)