Don Carlos is a recurring character in the third season and a minor character in the fourth season. He is portrayed by Mark Ghanimé.
Don Carlos is the crown prince of Spain. He is often described as "sexy and charming, with aspirations to become a good king and very specific sexual taste", by which he will "prove a point of intrigue and desire" for the French royals. He is banished from the French court by Catherine de' Medici, after attempting to trick Mary into bequeathing him Scotland.
Biography
Early Life
His mother died after his birth.
In the Series
Season Three
Don Carlos arrived at French Court after previously addressing the Austrian court in his search for a wife.
Mary suspected his focus on his luggage from Austria and investigated to find a "sex horse" which Don Carlos used for masochistic acts, and requested Mary to try.
Mary, unsure of this, asked Catherine for help. Don Carlos was blindfolded whilst on the contraption but heard Catherine in the background, he panicked and was left with wood impaled in the back of his head.
He stumbled out into the corridor and recovered slowly with the aid of a physician in the French court. Don Carlos now has a speech and cognitive impairment due to his brain damage.
Season Four
In With Friends Like These, Don Carlos is running around without any clothes, when he calls out to Elisabeth from a distance, telling her that he loves her.
Personality
Don Carlos has an eccentric personality. Mary describes Don Carlos as humorous, charming, and kind. He craves adventure, excitement, masochism and likes inflicted pain.
Physical Appearance
Don Carlos has brown hair and a beard.
Relationships
- Elizabeth I: She was originally advised to court Don Carlos, he was invited to the English Court where their courtship swiftly ended once Don Carlos requested to check that Elizabeth was not a man. A rumor that had been circulating court.
- Mary Stuart: He was previously engaged to Mary Stuart, until their wedding was cancelled a few hours before.
Appearances
| Season Three | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status | ||
| Three Queens, Two Tigers | Absent | ||
| Betrothed | Absent | ||
| Extreme Measures | Absent | ||
| The Price | Appears | ||
| In a Clearing | Absent | ||
| Fight or Flight | Mentioned | ||
| The Hound and the Hare | Appears | ||
| Our Undoing | Appears | ||
| Wedlock | Appears | ||
| Bruises That Lie | Absent | ||
| Succession | Absent | ||
| No Way Out | Absent | ||
| Strange Bedfellows | Absent | ||
| To The Death | Absent | ||
| Safe Passage | Absent | ||
| Clans | Absent | ||
| Intruders | Absent | ||
| Spiders in a Jar | Absent | ||
| Season Four | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status | ||
| With Friends Like These | Appears | ||
| A Grain of Deception | Absent | ||
| Leaps of Faith | Absent | ||
| Playing with Fire | Absent | ||
| Highland Games | Absent | ||
| Love & Death | Absent | ||
| Hanging Swords | Absent | ||
| Uncharted Waters | Absent | ||
| Pulling Strings | Absent | ||
| A Better Man | Absent | ||
| Dead of Night | Absent | ||
| The Shakedown | Absent | ||
| Coup de Grace | Absent | ||
| A Bride. A Box. A Body. | Absent | ||
| Blood in the Water | Absent | ||
| All It Cost Her | Absent | ||
Trivia
- His character was originally going to be played by Ben Geurens, but his role was later changed to Gideon Blackburn.
- He has a secret sexual proclivity.
- It is revealed to be a sex horse.
- It is the reason why he was banished from the Austrian court.
- He has been banned from French Court for trying to entrap Mary into marriage so that he could then kill her.
See Also