ISFP 9w8 Characters

Henri is a very emotional but internal person, who is easily offended and “shown up” by Catherine on their wedding night when she takes the initiative. He feels nothing for her, so he doesn’t visit her bed or produce any children after that, instead preferring to spend his time with his mistress, Diane. Henri often appears with her in public, rather than his wife, and doesn’t make his wife feel included or particularly desired. He also resents Diane taking advantage of him, steamrolling him, and ruling through him, but this only comes out toward the end of his life, when he fears she is making him look “foolish” (low Te). Henri likes to be physical—he loves to hunt, joust, and do other things, even insisting on doing the latter after his wife tells him not to, that she had a bad dream about him being hurt in a joust. It comes true, and Henry winds up with a lance in his eye, dying from his injuries soon after that. Though less of a psychopath than his older brother, Henri still caves in to peer pressure and kills a peasant on his father’s orders—but instead of shooting him as instructed, he drives the knife into his throat, a very physical thing to do. Occasionally he speaks of insights and what he wants to do in the future, but mostly lives in the moment and according to his feelings.

Enneagram: 9w8

Henri is passive and resistant, refusing to do what others tell him to do simply by ignoring the problem or not “showing up.” He never inconveniences himself and tends to numb out, ignore advice, and pretend nothing is wrong. He doesn’t particularly care that it’s his duty to provide them with heirs, or think it’s his problem that his wife’s position at court is precarious, because he’s wrapped up in seeking comfort from Diane, who provides him with a safe space in which to be himself… a king who just enjoys pleasurable pursuits. Occasionally, he works himself up into a tantrum, which flares up and dies down quickly, or causes him to be violent toward others. Henri wavers between sensitivity and callousness, being apologetic and inconsiderate. He doesn’t suspect Diane is controlling or using him until she has more esteem at court than he does.