Father Benoit was assigned by Catherine de' Medici to accompany her daughter, Princess Claude, to Limoges. She begged and pleaded to be taken to French Court instead. After seducing him, he complied and brought Claude back home. Catherine fired him when she found out about his betrayal and affair with Claude.
Trivia[]
- He is Claude's first known lover in the series. Martel de Guise, Stéphane Narcisse, Luc Narcisse, Leith Bayard, Sebastian, Baron Lyon Desrochers, an unnamed guard and an unnamed married noble are other lovers.
- Father Benoit was played by Ben Lewis.