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The Southerner
- April 17, 2021
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No CommentsThe chief henchman of part 1 of ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is Marquis Philippe Carbajales d’Olhonce (aka The Southerner) a nobleman and, therefore, a member of France’s Second Estate. Unlike many of our other characters, The Southerner is entirely fictional. The Marquis combines the qualities of a psychopath and an entrepreneur. -
Giuseppe
- March 13, 2021
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The character Giuseppe Pompeati is based upon a real boy of that name whose mother was an old flame of Casanova’s teenage youth called Teresa Imer. They had a brief encounter again some years later, the consequence of which was a daughter called Sophie who Teresa, now Teresa Pompeati, passed off as her husband’s. When -
Stefano
- January 30, 2021
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Stefano is based upon a real-life monk who Casanova met while travelling by foot from Ancona to Rome. He was coarse and loutish and the two frequently quarrelled but he was a seasoned traveller who knew how to obtain supplies and shelter for free. On more than one occasion he saved Casanova’s skin. In his
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