# Alfred de Vandenesse — A Woman of Thirty character guide

> Alfred de Vandenesse in A Woman of Thirty by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Alfred

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-the-finger-of-god

## Who they are

A younger relative of Charles, appearing in social scenes.

## In the story

### [VI: The Old Age of a Guilty Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_woman_of_thirty_se/chapters/vi-the-old-age-of-a-guilty-mother)

Mentioned as having destroyed Moïna's hold on her mother's heart, associating the thought of her mother with duty rather than gladness.

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