Auguste de Barbarac

Auguste de Barbarac is a minor character in the 1998 film Ever After: A Cinderella Story. He appears to be a "seigneur", which is French for a "lord of the manor". Strictly, this is not a title or rank. It merely indicates that he owns land, and has a manor but also indicates that a landlord's property had certain noble rights attached, although properly it did not indicate the owner was noble, especially after the 17th century. . He was first married to the late Nicole de Lancret, then married Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent. He has one daughter by his first wife, Danielle de Barbarac. He is portrayed by Jeroen Krabbé.

Before 1502
Auguste married Nicole de Lancret at least eight years before 1502, but they were probably not married for long because Nicole died while giving birth to their first child, Danielle. It is thus probable that Auguste married Nicole in 1493 or 1494. He then raises Danielle on his own, giving her an education of sorts and encouraging her to read and think critically of the world around her.

1502
Auguste marries Rodmilla de Ghent in order to give Danielle a proper family again. On the way to pick Rodmilla and her daughters up, he buys a book, Utopia by Thomas More. At the estate, he introduces Danielle to her new mother and sisters.

However, two weeks later, Auguste has a heart attack while setting out for Avignon. He tells Danielle that he loves her before dying.

Trivia

 * Auguste de Barbarac experiences pain in his left arm shortly before he has a heart attack. This is a warning sign of an impending heart attack in real life.
 * According to Danielle, Auguste had been an expert swordsman, and had taught her swordsmanship.