Vicomte Albert de Morcerf

Chapter 32 - Awakening

Albert / de Morcerf — aliases: Your Excellency, Albert de Morcerf

Albert de Morcerf meets Franz in Rome. He is eager to secure a barouche for the carnival, becomes frustrated by the innkeeper's inability to provide horses, and goes to bed after dinner.

Albert insists on seeing the carnival regardless of the lack of carriages and dismisses the danger of Luigi Vampa as a myth, though he ultimately yields to Franz's caution regarding the route to the Colosseum.

Chapter 34 - An Apparition

Albert / de Morcerf

Albert joins Franz at the Colosseum and later at the opera, remaining oblivious to Franz's suspicions. He devises a plan to dress as peasants for the carnival and accepts the Count's gracious invitation with Franz, following him into the Count's apartments.

Chapter 35 - La Mazzolata

Albert — aliases: Vicomte

Albert eagerly accepts the Count's invitation to view the execution, describing it as a necessary travel experience. He remains standing during the event with his eyes closed, clasping the curtains, and is pleased with the Count's cigars during the earlier lunch.

Chapter 36 - The Carnival in Rome

Albert / de Morcerf — aliases: Vicomte

Albert delights in the carnival, chasing a masked woman in a Roman peasant costume and exchanging violets with her. He receives a letter arranging a secret meeting at the Church of San Giacomo, becomes convinced he is in love, and secures the exclusive use of the carriage to pursue his new affection.

Chapter 37 - The Catacombs of Saint Sebastian

Albert / Vicomte Albert de Morcerf — aliases: Excellency, the Frenchman

Albert, who had been abducted by Vampa under the guise of a romantic rendezvous, is woken by the Count. Unperturbed, he thanks his rescuers, lights a cigar on Vampa's torch, and returns to the ball to dance with the Countess.

Chapter 38 - The Rendez-Vous

Albert / Albert de Morcerf / Vicomte Albert de Morcerf — aliases: Monsieur de Morcerf

Albert visits the Count to thank him for saving his life and offers his family's high standing in France and Spain as a service to the Count. He eagerly agrees to the Count's proposal to open Parisian society to him, sets a precise date for the Count's visit to Rue du Helder, and defends the Count's character against Franz's suspicions before departing for Paris.

Chapter 39 - The Guests

Albert / Vicomte — aliases: Albert de Morcerf, Monsieur le Vicomte

Albert manages his household and waits for his guest, receiving letters and giving instructions to his valet. He engages in witty banter with Debray and Beauchamp, defending the existence and wealth of the Count of Monte Cristo against their skepticism, and successfully introduces the Count to his friends at the breakfast table.

Chapter 40 - Breakfast

Albert / Albert de Morcerf — aliases: Monsieur de Morcerf, Vicomte

Albert hosts the breakfast and recounts his kidnapping by Luigi Vampa to illustrate the Count's power. He offers to introduce the Count to his fiancée Eugénie Danglars and suggests housing options before the Count reveals his own arrangements. He exchanges glances with the other guests regarding the Count's eccentricities.

Chapter 41 - The Introduction

Morcerf / Albert / Vicomte

Albert shows the Count his apartment and art collection, then introduces him to his parents at the Morcerf mansion. He facilitates the meeting between his parents and their guest, remains oblivious to the underlying tension regarding his mother's identity, and later discusses the Count's remarkable nature with her, unaware of her recognition and fear. The Count pauses before the portrait of Mercédès, his face turning pale and his body trembling in the dim light. He inquires whether the woman in the painting is Albert's mistress, prompting Albert to correct him. Mercédess later questions Albert about whether his father received the Count with sufficient courtesy.

Chapter 53 - Robert le Diable

Morcerf / Albert / Viscount — aliases: Comte de Morcerf

Albert attends the opera with Château-Renaud and engages in conversation about the races, revealing that the winner was owned by the Count of Monte Cristo. He visits Countess G— and later the Baroness Danglars's box, where he introduces the Count to Eugénie and facilitates the Count's interaction with his family.

Chapter 54 - Rise and Fall

Albert / Morcerf / Viscount / Albert de Morcerf / Vicomte / Comte de Morcerf — aliases: Viscount de Morcerf

Albert visits the Count alongside Lucien Debray to thank him for his hospitality and discuss his engagement to Eugénie Danglars. He expresses anxiety about the match due to his mother's objections and his lack of enthusiasm. When the Count invites him and his mother to a Saturday dinner at Auteuil, Albert suggests a private dinner with the Count on Friday to avoid this obligation, a plan the Count accepts. Before departing, Albert provides information about Franz d'Epinay and offers advice regarding the son of the Major Cavalcanti, whom the Count has invited to stay. The Count then instructs his steward Bertuccio to prepare for the dinner while concealing the guest list.

Chapter 57 - The Alfalfa Field

Monsieur de Morcerf / Albert

Albert de Morcerf is discussed by Valentine as the intended fiancé of Eugénie Danglars; Valentine notes that her father does not favorably view this match, though he does not oppose it outright.

Chapter 68 - A Summer Ball

Albert / de Morcerf — aliases: Viscount

Albert visits the Count to deliver an invitation for a summer ball and to complain about his forced engagement to Eugénie Danglars. He praises his mother's perfection to contrast with his view of Eugénie as a burdensome wife. He insists the Count attend the ball, claiming his mother is obsessed with the Count's mystery, and leaves for Paris to bring Franz d'Epinay to meet the Count upon his return.

Chapter 70 - The Ball

Albert / Albert de Morcerf — aliases: Viscount, the Viscount

Albert greets the arriving guests, including Mme Danglars and Mme de Villefort, while anxiously waiting for the Count. He attempts to tempt the Count to eat, reports to his mother on the Count's behavior, and engages in polite conversation about the scientific and political celebrities present.

Chapter 71 - Bread and Salt

Albert / Albert de Morcerf

Albert interrupts the Count and his mother in the garden to announce that M. de Villefort has arrived to fetch his wife and daughter because the Marquise de Saint-Méran has died, causing Valentine to faint. He asks his mother if she has fallen out with the Count, who replies that they are friends despite the Count's formal dismissal of Mercédès's affection.

Chapter 74 - The Villefort Family Vault

Albert / de Morcerf

Albert travels in the funeral carriage with Beauchamp and Château-Renaud, discussing the cause of Madame de Saint-Méran's death and the financial implications for Franz. At the cemetery, he exchanges astonished glances with his companions regarding the family dynamics before following the group to the vault.

Chapter 76 - The Progress of the Younger Cavalcanti

Albert / de Morcerf / Viscount — aliases: Monsieur de Morcerf

Albert arrives at the Danglars residence with an air of calm indifference, greeting Eugénie without jealousy and mocking the musician's title. He remains largely unaffected by the romantic intrigue, preferring to observe the awkwardness of the adults and eventually departs with the Count of Monte Cristo after Baron Danglars receives troubling news.

Chapter 77 - Haydée

Albert / de Morcerf — aliases: friend, Viscount

Albert travels with the Count, expressing amusement at the situation with Andrea Cavalcanti. He is amazed by the Count's household efficiency and meets Haydée for the first time. He listens with fascination and horror as Haydée recounts the betrayal and death of her father, Ali Pasha, and her subsequent enslavement, remaining dumbstruck by the tale.

Chapter 84 - Beauchamp

Albert — aliases: Comte de Morcerf

Albert de Morcerf awaits Beauchamp’s verdict on their potential duel, only to be devastated by the revelation that his father was a traitor. He collapses in grief, then burns the incriminating papers at Beauchamp’s suggestion to preserve their friendship, though he remains in deep despair over his family’s honor and his mother's fate.

Chapter 85 - The Journey

Albert / Viscount — aliases: Morcerf

Albert meets the Count and Beauchamp, expressing his despair over the cancelled engagement and his general misery. He accepts the Count's invitation to travel to Normandy. After receiving a letter from Beauchamp via his valet, he reads a newspaper article exposing his father's treason, collapses in anguish, and hastily returns to Paris, leaving the Count and the journey behind.

Chapter 86 - Judgement Is Passed

Albert / Albert de Morcerf / Comte de Morcerf's son

Albert storms into Beauchamp's apartment demanding details of the scandal, listens with trembling hope and despair as Beauchamp recounts the events, and prepares his courage to hear the final, devastating testimony of Haydée against his father.

Chapter 87 - Provocation

Albert / Morcerf — aliases: the young man

Albert de Morcerf, devastated by the revelation of his father's treason, decides to hunt down his enemy with Beauchamp's help. He confronts Baron Danglars, accusing him of instigating the scandal, and forces him to reveal that the Count of Monte Cristo advised the inquiry. Finding Danglars cowardly, Albert leaves to verify the Count's complicity before seeking a duel.

Chapter 88 - The Insult

Albert / Viscount — aliases: Monsieur de Morcerf

Albert storms into the Count's opera box with Beauchamp, accusing the Count of perfidy and demanding an explanation for the disgrace inflicted on his father. He throws his glove as a gauntlet and accepts the challenge to a duel, leaving the scene in a state of violent agitation after the Count coldly accepts the challenge and threatens to return it wrapped around a bullet.

Chapter 90 - The Encounter

Albert / de Morcerf

Albert arrives at the duel site late, pale and exhausted from sleeplessness. He stops before his enemies, publicly admits that Monte Cristo was right to punish his father, and begs for forgiveness, effectively cancelling the duel and sparing Monte Cristo's life.

Chapter 91 - Mother and Son

Albert / Morcerf — aliases: Monsieur de Morcerf

Albert stands in silence with his seconds after the Count's departure, accepting their advice to leave Paris before returning to the family home to inventory his belongings. He confronts his mother about her preparations to leave, declares his intention to live without a name or fortune, and ultimately accepts the Count's financial aid for her via Bertuccio's letter before preparing to depart with her.

Chapter 92 - Suicide

Albert / Albert de Morcerf — aliases: the son

Albert leaves the Morcerf house with his mother Mercédès, supporting her as they depart in a cab. He does not look back at the house, effectively abandoning his father.

Chapter 112 - Departure

Albert — aliases: young man, waving his hat

Albert de Morcerf is seen on a ship leaving Marseille, waving his hat to a veiled woman on the shore before disappearing around a corner.