Porthos
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Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers (1844), Twenty Years After (1845), and The Vicomte de Bragelonne (1847–1850) by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other two musketeers, Athos and Aramis, are friends of the novel's protagonist, d'Artagnan. Porthos is a highly fictionalized version of the historical musketeer Isaac de Porthau.
Key facts
- Character.name
- Porthos
- Character.series
- d'Artagnan Romances
- Character.image
- Paul de Plument de Bailhac - Porthos.jpg
- Character.image_size
- 228px
- Character.first
- The Three Musketeers
- Character.last
- The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
- Character.creator
- Alexandre Dumas, père
- Character.gender
- Male
- Character.occupation
- Musketeer
- Character.title
- Baron
- Character.spouse
- Madame Coquenard
- Character.nationality
- French
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- Place of birth
- Pau
- Occupation
- fencer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Noble title
- baron
- Creator
- Alexandre Dumas
- Performer
- Gino Cervi
- Image
- Dumas - Les Trois Mousquetaires - 1849 - page 408.png
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- date of death
- 1661-00-00
- character type
- swashbuckler
- Commons category
- Porthos (Musketeer)
- name in native language
- Porthos
- inspired by
- Isaac de Porthau
- present in work
- The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
- significant person
- Aramis
- narrative role
- supporting character
- name
- барон дю Валлон де Брасье де Пьерфон
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Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers (1844), Twenty Years After (1845), and The Vicomte de Bragelonne (1847–1850) by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other two musketeers, Athos and Aramis, are friends of the novel's protagonist, d'Artagnan. Porthos is a highly fictionalized version of the historical musketeer Isaac de Porthau.
==Name== In The Three Musketeers, his family name is du Vallon. In Twenty Years After, having made a financially advantageous marriage, his surname is du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds. He eventually earns the title of Baron. His real first name is never given; "Porthos" is a nom de guerre, assumed upon joining the Musketeers.
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