Baron Danglars

Baron Danglars (pronounced [ba-ʁɔ̃ dɑ̃.ɡlaʁ]) is a fictional character in the 1844 adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, and one of the three main antagonists alongside Gérard de Villefort and Fernand de Morcerf. He begins the story as the supercargo of the merchant ship Pharaon, along with its first mate Edmond Dantès. Motivated by jealousy over Dantès's promotion to captain, Danglars writes the letter that accuses Dantès of Bonapartism, leading directly to his imprisonment in the Château d'If. Following Dantès's arrest, Danglars moves to Paris, where he builds a fortune as a banker and acquires a barony. As the instigator of the conspiracy to put him in prison, Danglars serves as a central target of Dantès's revenge plot. The Count of Monte Cristo manipulates the financial markets to cause the collapse of Danglars's bank, resulting in his bankruptcy. After fleeing the country with the remainder of his embezzled funds, Danglars is captured by bandits in Italy and forced to surrender his remaining money in exchange for food, surviving unharmed but impoverished.