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 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 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 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.