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{{quote|Elanor's work at Dover was considerable. There was a continuous flow of messages to and from the Countess who was busy supporting her husband's revolt against the King. She dispatched assistance to him including a certain William the Engineer, who was evidently a specialist in siege weaponry. She procured military equipment for her husband's use, maintained relations with a substantial body of military followers and conducted negotiations with various third parties. Among the visitors who dined with Elanor of Dover, were leading citizens from the port towns of Sandwich and Winchelsea, whose support or assistance she was presumably trying to enlist, and she fostered relations with visiting ambassadors and merchants from overseas...|''Daily Life In Medieval Europe'' by '''Jeffery L Forgeng'''}}

 

 

Similar to [[The Obi-Wan]], but usually the same age or younger than their Luke. Possibly, but not necessarily, the [[Only Sane Man]]. Might be The [[Puss in Boots]] if it turns out that he's actually the one in charge, or the [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]] if their boss would be useless without them. If he uses [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] to get away with [[Brutal Honesty]], he's [[The Jester]]. Contrast with [[Evil Chancellor]]; compare and contrast [[The Good Chancellor]].

* Lord Melchett in ''[[Black Adder]] II''.

** This only rarely applies, however. In reality, Elizabeth only keeps "Melchie" around because of his simpering, shameless toadying and readiness to agree with her at the first sign of hostility. If he stopped being such a suck-up she wouldn't hesitate to have him executed.

* ''[[Lost]]'''s Richard Alpert is apparently a permanent consigliere (a term used by the showrunners) to the ever-changing leader of the Others.

** Actually, they described him as someone who is not interested in leading the Others but is very influential in finding and selecting a leader. He is described as being similar to a Panchen Lama choosing the next Dalai Lama. The scene where he shows a young Locke a bunch of items and asks him which of them is his is a direct reference to this.

* [[Two First Names|Nick George]] for Tripp Darling, and by extension for the whole [[Big Screwed-Up Family]], in ''[[Dirty Sexy Money]]''. His father had the job before him.

* Mrs Onedin in ''The Onedin Line'' is this for her [[Family Business|husband's firm]]. She is loyal, determined, and [[Good With Numbers]] . James Onedin married her for a ship she owned, and started to love her because she was so canny a businesswoman. Who says money is unromantic?

* [[Merlin]] and [[Yamato Nadeshiko|Gwen]] tend to act as this for Arthur, especially {{spoiler|after he finally becomes King of Camelot.}} Although Arthur's acceptance of this tends to [[Zig Zagging Trope]] a fair bit.

* ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' gives young gangster Jimmy Darmody two consiglieres; his mother, Gillian (who is also a [[Lady Macbeth]]), and Leander Whitlock, a [[Cool Old Guy]] who also advised his father.

** Maybe more of a [[The Starscream|Starscream]], as he's using that trust to destroy Othello.

* Hagen in ''[[Der Ring Des Nibelungen|Götterdämmerung]]'' pretends to be this, but he's actually [[The Chessmaster]] who suffers in [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]].

 

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