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Robert de Valicourt is an Immortal and a Norman born in England in 1296.
Biography[]
Robert suffered his first death as a seaman who was thrown overboard in rough seas and drowned. He continued to sail over the centuries, and was acquainted with mariners such as Sir Francis Drake (ca. 1540-1596) and the infamous pirate, Blackbeard (about 1680-1718). He amassed considerable wealth and earned a title of baron. By 1696 De Valicourt resided in a château near Paris, and was, according to the Watcher records still a pirate.
That year, Robert surprised three unknown Immortals in his château; the lovely Angelina, in the company of Duncan MacLeod and Hugh Fitzcairn. While Robert was fighting a half-hearted duel with MacLeod, he fell in love with Angelina. He promised her the gold that he had swindled from her, and invited her to dinner. Angelina fell in love with Robert, and a few months later, they married. After the wedding ceremony, attended by Fitzcairn and MacLeod, the newlyweds repaired to Robert's ship in which they left for their honeymoon.
By the end of the 18th Century, Robert and Angelina were still together. They became the mentors of Immortal Claude Devereux, who suffered his first death in 1789, in the wake of the Revolution. In 1796 the de Valicourts planned to renew vows on the 100th year anniversary of their Wedding. They invited many immortal friends to the celebration, including Hugh Fitzcairn and Duncan MacLeod. Despite the dangerous times, they were still in the de Valincourt Chateau near Paris. They had always cared about the peasants around them and thought they were safe from the revolution. Robert, who was on his way to fetch the priest, when he was kidnapped by revolutionaries and sentenced to be beheaded. Angelina, Duncan, and Fitzcairn, rode to the rescue; while the two friends distracted the crowd, Gina brought Robert and the priest back to safety. After the ceremony, the de Valicourts planned to spend their second honeymoon in India and Southeast Asia.
Robert and Angelina stayed together until the 20th Century. But from the sixties on ward things began to sour for Gina and Robert. They did not really listen to each other and fought often.
Marriage Trouble[]
The fake duel
In 1996, as they prepared their latest renewal ceremony, their conflict escalated, and Angelina decided to ask Robert for a divorce. Distraught, Robert sought the advice of their friend, Duncan MacLeod, but even he could not change Gina's mind. Instead, MacLeod developed a plan to bring his friends together by drafting fellow Immortal, Methos into a plot.
MacLeod told Gina about a strange Immortal who challenged Robert. Robert and Methos staged a fight, seen by Gina as planned, full of fear for her Robert.
Robert and Gina reconcile
The couple got back together, despite the fact that Gina discovered the mysterious challenger and found the fight had been faked.
Their honeymoon lasted until 1998 and led them to the Taj Mahal and the Forbidden City in Beijing. Gina and Robert talked and listened to each other for the first time in many years.
Fighting Style[]
Robert used an 8th century Frankish broadsword, which Watcher Rudy Bryant described as the blade that truly belonged in the hands of a Baron. Robert chose this blade for its unique beauty and he gave Angelina one just like it as a wedding gift.
The exquisitely designed hilt bears a lion's head at the end of each of the curved quillons. The bare hand grip as well as the cross guard have been bored out in a symmetrical pattern that not only provides an interesting decoration, but lightens the sword as well. The substantial pommel furnishes an effective bludgeon, as well as perfectly balancing the fullered blade.
Trivia[]
- Jeremy Brudenell previously played Nicholas Ward, an evil Immortal.