Marquis de Carabas - Definition

The Marquis de Carabas is a fictional nobleman in the fairy tale "Puss in Boots". In the story, a young man's cat arranges to make its master the Marquis de Carabas by convincing the King that he already is.

The Marquis of Carabas' Picture Book is an old collection of children's stories, including "Puss in Boots", illustrated by Walter Crane. It can be found online at http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/Marquis_of_Carabas/

The Marquess of Carabas is a character in Benjamin Disraeli's novel Vivian Grey.

"Marquis de Carabas" is the third episode of the anime FLCL, in which (rather appropriately), the cast performs "Puss in Boots" as a school play. One of the female remarks the paradox of how living a lie eventually makes it the truth, a reference to her own squeaky-clean image.

In the BBC TV series and later novel Neverwhere, both written by Neil Gaiman, there is a character who calls himself the Marquis de Carabas. In the novel, the character has decided to name himself after an imaginary Marquis (per above) and to create of himself a figure of legend.