King John (play) - Characters

Characters

  • King John – King of England
  • Queen Eleanor – his mother, widow of Henry II
  • Prince Henry – his son, later King Henry III
  • Blanche of Castile – John's niece
  • Earl of Essex – English noble
  • Earl of Salisbury – English noble
  • Earl of Pembroke – English noble
  • Lord Bigot – Earl of Norfolk
  • Peter of Pomfret – a prophet
  • Philip Faulconbridge – also known as Philip the Bastard and Richard Plantagenet; illegitimate son of Richard I
  • Robert Falconbridge – his half brother; legitimate son of Sir Robert Faulconbridge
  • Lady Falconbridge – their mother; widow of Sir Robert Falconbridge
  • James Gurney – her attendant
  • Lady Constance – widow of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
  • Arthur – her son, King John's nephew, claimant to the English throne and eventual Duke of Bretagne
  • Sheriff
  • Two Executioners
  • English Herald
  • English Messenger
  • King Philip – King of France
  • Louis the Dauphin – his son
  • Viscount of Melun
  • Chantillon – French ambassador to England
  • Hubert – citizen of Angers and later a follower of King John
  • Citizen of Angiers
  • French Herald
  • French Messenger
  • Limoges, Duke of Austria
  • Cardinal Pandolf – legate from Pope Innocent III
  • Lords, soldiers, attendants etc

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