Cast List
This is alphabetized according to the name by which the character is most often called in the stories; e.g. “Bernhard” rather than “Burgundy, Bernhard, grand duke of the Free County of.” The cast list does not include minor characters, whether up-timers or down-timers, whose brief cameo appearances are self-explanatory.
For some important people who are mentioned but who don’t appear in person in the book, see the second list at the end.
Key:
fi - fictional character
hi - historical character
d-t - down-timer
u-t - up-timer
Allegretti, Susanna (fi d-t), court seamstress, fiancée of Marc Cavriani
Amalie Elisabeth [nee countess of Hanau-Münzenberg], landgravine-regent of Hesse-Kassel (hi d-t), Calvinist; regent for her son after the death of Landgrave Wilhelm V in November 1635; Crown Loyalist USE political leader; children Wilhelm, Charlotte, Philipp, and Karl mentioned (she has others)
Anne, Mademoiselle. See: Rohan, Anne de.
Bell, Dominique (fi u-t), lady-in-waiting for Marguerite Rohan; daughter of Carey Calagna
Benserade, Isaac de (hi d-t), event planner and choreographer in Paris
Bernhard, grand duke of the Free County of Burgundy (hi d-t), formerly Bernhard, duke of Saxe-Weimar; brother of Wilhelm Wettin, Albrecht, and Ernst; husband of Claudia de’ Medici
Béthune-Sully, Marguerite de, duchesse de Rohan (hi d-t), daughter of Maximilien duc de Sully; wife of Henri duc de Rohan, currently mistress of the comte de Candale
Bismarck, August von (hi d-t), military officer, captain in the service of Grand Duke Bernhard
Burgundy, grand duke of. See Bernhard.
Calagna, Carey (fi u-t), employed by Grand Duke Bernhard; former clerk of the Probate Court in Grantville, friend of Kamala Dunn; divorced from Norman Bell; children Dominique, Ashlyn, and Joe
Candale, Henri de Nogaret de la Valette comte de (hi d-t), current and former lover of Marguerite de Béthune-Sully duchesse de Rohan
Cavriani, Alis [nee t’ser Haag] (fi d-t), Calvinist, widow of Leopold Cavriani’s younger brother, manager of a branch of Cavriani Frères, bankers, formerly in Rotterdam, now Brussels
Cavriani, Idelette (fi d-t), daughter of Leopold Cavriani, business student in Grantville
Cavriani, Leopold (fi d-t), Calvinist from Geneva; general free-lance fixer
Cavriani, Marc (fi d-t), son of Leopold Cavriani, fixer-in-training
Cavriani, Potentiana [nee Turettini] (fi d-t), Italian Calvinist in Geneva, wife of Leopold Cavriani; mother of Marc Cavriani
Chabot, Henri, seigneur de St.-Aulaye (hi d-t), minor French nobleman who, in the original timeline, became the husband of Marguerite de Rohan
Cinq-Mars, Henri Coiffier marquis de (hi d-t), very young nobleman and intriguer at the French court
Claudia de’ Medici (hi d-t), widow of Leopold von Habsburg, count of Tyrol; regent of Tyrol for her sons; wife of Bernhard, grand duke of Burgundy
Dunn, Kamala (fi u-t), employed by Grand Duke Bernhard; nurse prominent in Burgundy’s plague-fighting efforts; widow of Johnny Lee Horton; children Shae and Shaun
Durand, Thierry (fi d-t), miller in a village near Villebon, France; wife Babette; adult sons, Jean, Renaud, Claude, Pierre and Paul; adult daughter Madeleine
Gage, Henry (hi d-t), English Catholic exile, free-lancing as soldier and diplomat on the continent, currently employed by Bernhard
Gardiner, Lion (hi d-t), English Puritan exile, free-lancing as soldier and diplomat on the continent, currently employed by Bernhard
Hamilton, James (hi d-t), Calvinist; young Scotch-Irish nobleman, heir of Lord Clanboye
Hanau-Münzenberg, Philipp Moritz, count of (hi d-t), Calvinist; oldest brother of Amalie Elisabeth and Katharina Juliana
Hesse-Kassel, Wilhelm V, landgrave of (hi d-t), German territorial ruler, kia November 1635
Horton, Shae (fi u-t), lady-in-waiting to Marguerite de Rohan; daughter of Kamala Dunn
Johnson, Gladys [nee O’Donnell] (fi u-t), Grantville, owner of a part-Siamese cat; died in 1635 at the age of 95
Jones, Marsha (fi u-t), granddaughter of a deceased Siamese cat owner, Grantville; teenaged daughter Miranda
Katharina Juliana [nee countess of Hanau-Münzenberg] (hi d-t), Calvinist; younger sister of Amalie Elisabeth; wife of Count Albert Otto II of Solms-Laubach; “Käthe”
Lambert, Gary (fi u-t), manager of the Leahy Medical Center, Grantville
LeBon, Tancrède (hi d-t), illegitimate son of Marguerite de Béthune-Sully who is the wife of Henri de Rohan
Lemercier, Denis (fi d-t); young member of the immense extended family of builders and stonemasons related to Jacques Lemercier (hi d-t), the architect of the Palais-Cardinal
Lund, Lisa (fi u-t), employed in mechanical support by Grand Duke Bernhard; married to Thomas Wedekind (fi d-t)
Mirepoix, Alexandre de Lévis marquis de (hi d-t), widower of Sully’s younger daughter Louise
O’Neill, Con Oge [aka Constantine] (hi d-t), Irish nobleman, reared in England as hostage; officer in service to Fredrik Hendrik in the Netherlands
O’Neill, Daniel (hi d-t), Irish nobleman, reared in England as hostage; officer in service to Fredrik Hendrik in the Netherlands
Orval, François de Béthune duc d’ (hi d-t), son of Sully by his second marriage, full brother of Marguerite duchesse de Rohan
Partow, Gordon (fi u-t), Grantville Presbyterian studying for the ministry in Geneva
Patton, Hazel (fi u-t), elderly Siamese cat breeder, Grantville
Raudegen [assumed military alias; he was born as Josef Kempinger] (fi d-t), colonel in the army of Grand Duke Bernhard
Rohan, Anne de (hi d-t), sister of Henri duc de Rohan and Benjamin duc de Soubise; intransigent Huguenot and avid matchmaker; “Mademoiselle Anne”
Rohan, Henri duc de (hi d-t), leader of the French Huguenots; brother of Soubise
Rohan, Marguerite duchesse de. See Béthune-Sully
Rohan, Marguerite de (hi d-t), only surviving child and heiress of Henri de Rohan
Rosny, Maximilien II de Béthune, marquis de (hi d-t), only surviving son of Sully by his first marriage, half-brother of Marguerite duchesse de Rohan
Ruvigny, Henri de Massué seigneur de (hi d-t), military officer and burgeoning diplomat in the service of Grand Duke Bernhard
Sandrart, Joachim (hi d-t), artist from Frankfurt am Main, occasional employee of the Rohan family
Solms-Laubach, Albert Otto II, count of (hi d-t), husband of Katharina Juliana von Hanau-Münzenberg
Soubise, Benjamin de Rohan duc de (hi d-t), brother of Henri, duc de Rohan
Stone, Gerry (fi u-t), son of Tom, brother of Ron of the Lothlorien Pharmaceuticals company, would-be Lutheran pastor constantly diverted from his studies by family business
Sully, Maximilian I de Béthune, duc de (hi d-t); Calvinist, former first minister of France under King Henri IV; married to Rachel de Cochefilet; father-in-law of Henri duc de Rohan
Traill, James (hi d-t), Presbyterian clergyman; tutor to James Hamilton
Offstage characters with significant mentions, for fast reference
Christian IV (hi d-t), king of Denmark, subordinate to Gustavus II Adolphus in the revived Union of Kalmar; father of (among many others) Ulrik, Anne Cathrine, Sophia, Leonora Christina, and Waldemar
Cork, Richard Boyle, first earl of (hi d-t), Anglo-Irish nobleman exercising predominant influence over King Charles I of England
Fernando, infante of Spain (hi d-t), “Don Fernando,” now Fernando I, king in the Low Countries, formerly the cardinal-infante; brother of King Philip IV of Spain
Gaston duc d’Orleans (hi d-t), Bourbon; “Monsieur Gaston,” brother of King Louis XIII of France; after May 1636, self-proclaimed king of France; married to Marguerite de Lorraine, his second wife
Gustavus II Adolphus [Vasa] (hi d-t), emperor of the USE, king of Sweden, high king of the Union of Kalmar
Henri IV [Henry of Navarre] (hi d-t), Calvinist who converted to Catholicism on the grounds that “Paris is worth a mass;” deceased king of France who issued the Edict of Nantes granting toleration to the Huguenots; father of Louis XIII and Gaston
Hesse-Kassel, Wilhelm V landgrave of (hi d-t), husband of Amalie Elisabeth, kia November 1635 leaving children Wilhelm, Charlotte, Philipp, Karl, and several others
Louis XIII, king of France (hi d-t), Bourbon, assassinated May 1636
Richelieu, Armand, Cardinal (hi d-t); owner of Siamese cat from Grantville; attacked and purportedly assassinated May 1636
Stearns, Michael (fi u-t), overall hero of the 1632 series
Stone, Ron (fi u-t), older brother of Gerry Stone; pharmaceuticals executive; friendly with Rohan
Tremblay, Cardinal [aka Pere Joseph] (hi d-t), last heard of as imprisoned and beaten near to death by thugs of Marie de’ Medici, August 1636
Turenne, Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne vicomte de (hi d-t), Huguenot; French general under Louis XIII and Gaston
Urban VIII (hi d-t), pope, birth name Maffeo Barberini, assassinated May 1636