Milady de Winter

Milady de Winter, often referred to as simply Milady, is a fictional character in the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, père. She acts as a spy for Cardinal Richelieu and is one of the chief antagonists of the story.

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Fictional character - The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas, père - Spy - Cardinal Richelieu

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Late in the novel, she is revealed to be the wife of Athos, one of the musketeers in the title of the novel. She also seduces John Felton, persuading him to kill the Duke of Buckingham. Milady is put to death by the musketeers in one of the last scenes of the novel. A con artist, she uses or is referred to by the following names throughout the novel:

Related Topics:
Athos - Musketeer - John Felton - Duke of Buckingham - Con artist

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• Anne de Breuil
• Comtesse de la Fere
• Charlotte Backson
• Comtesse de Winter
• Baroness of Sheffield
• Milady de Winter
• Milady Clarik

In the sequel, Twenty Years After, Milady's son Mordaunt repraises her role as one of the chief antagonists.

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