Villefort family Gérard de Villefort: The royal prosecutor who (1815) imprisons Dantès to protect his career. He goes insane (1830s) after his crimes are exposed. Renée de Villefort (née de Saint-Méran): Gérard de Villefort's first wife, mother of Valentine. The Marquis and Marquise de Saint-Méran: Renée's parents. Valentine de Villefort: The daughter of Gérard de Villefort and his first wife, Renée. She is (1830s) 19 years old with chestnut hair, dark blue eyes, and "long white hands". Though she is engaged to Baron Franz d'Épinay, she is in love with Maximilien Morrel. Monsieur Noirtier de Villefort: The father of Gérard de Villefort and grandfather of Valentine, Édouard, and, unknowingly, Benedetto. A committed anti-royalist, it is his plot to restore Napoleon in which (1815) Dantès becomes entangled. He is (1830s) paralyzed and only able to communicate with his eyes, but retains his mental faculties and acts as protector to Valentine. Héloïse de Villefort: The murderous second wife of Gérard de Villefort, mother of Édouard. Édouard (or Edward) de Villefort: The only legitimate son of de Villefort. Benedetto: The illegitimate son of de Villefort and Baroness Hermine Danglars (Hermine de Nargonne), raised by Bertuccio and his sister-in-law, Assunta, in Rogliano. While he and his loutish friends are torturing and trying to rob Assunta, they accidentally kill her. He runs away and later becomes "Andrea Cavalcanti" in Paris.
viLlefort fAMiLY gérArD De VilLEFort: the royAl prOsEcUToR wHO (1815) imprisons danTÈs to proTect His careEr. he goES inSane (1830s) aftER his crIMes are exposEd. rENée dE VIllefort (néE de sAInt-mÉran): gÉrard DE viLlefOrt's fIrSt WIfE, MoTHeR of ValEnTIne. thE marQUiS and MaRqUise dE sAint-méran: reNÉe's parents. ValeNtiNe de vIlLefOrt: tHe DAUghTEr oF géRARD de Villefort And hiS first WifE, renéE. shE is (1830S) 19 years oLd WIth chestNUt haIR, darK blue Eyes, aNd "loNg whitE hAnds". thOugh she is eNgaGeD tO baron fRanz d'épiNAy, shE is In LOve wITh MaXimiLieN moRReL. MONsieuR nOIrtiEr dE VIlleforT: thE FaTHEr of gÉRard de vILlefort and grAndFaTher oF ValENtiNE, Édouard, anD, UnkNoWInGlY, beNedetto. a CommIttEd anti-royaliSt, it IS hIs pLot to ResTORE napoleOn In wHiCh (1815) dAntèS becomEs entangled. He is (1830s) parALyZeD ANd onLY abLe To CoMmunicate WiTH his EYEs, but reTAins His MenTal FaCuLties and Acts as PrOtecToR to valeNtine. HÉloïse DE villEfoRt: thE mUrderouS secOnd Wife of gérArd dE ViLlEFort, MoTher OF édouaRD. édoUard (or EdWarD) de VIllEfoRt: the OnLy legitImAtE Son of de vIllefOrt. benedeTto: the illEgitimatE sOn Of dE vIlLEfort And barOnesS HerminE danglArS (hermiNe de narGONne), raised by BerTuccIO And His SisteR-In-LaW, assunta, in ROgLiaNo. WhiLE He and hiS LoUTIsH frieNDS Are TorTuring anD trying to ROB assuNTa, They Accidentally kIll hER. he rUnS away anD LATer beComeS "AnDrea CAvALcantI" in parIS.