Who is the title character of Alexandre Dumas novel, 'The Count of Monte Cristo'?

Edmond Dantès is a title character and the protagonist of Alexandre Dumas, père's 1844 adventure novel 'The Count of Monte Cristo'. Within the story's narrative, Dantès is an intelligent, honest, and loving man who turns bitter and vengeful after he is framed for a crime he did not commit. When Dantès finds himself free and enormously wealthy, he takes it upon himself to reward those who have helped him in his plight and punish those responsible for his years of suffering. He is known by the aliases 'The Count of Monte Cristo' (French: le Comte de Monte-Cristo), Sinbad the Sailor (Sinbad le Marin), Abbé Busoni, and Lord Wilmore.