# Rodolphe — Albert Savarus character guide

> Rodolphe in Albert Savarus by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** major

**First appearance:** 0001-albert-savarus

## Snapshot

The brilliant, ruined lover whose Italian years with Francesca Colonna survive only as a manuscript locked in Albert Savarus's desk.

## Who they are

Rodolphe is the name under which Albert Savarus lived his real life: a young man of great promise who loved Francesca Colonna in Florence and lost her to the calculations of her family and his own poverty. His story reaches Besançon only in the pages of 'L'Ambitieux par amour,' the novel Savarus publishes in a Paris review while the town wonders who he is. Everything Savarus does in the present is a continuation of Rodolphe's grief and resolve.

## Relationships

### [Francesca Colonna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/albert_savarus_se/characters/francesca_colonna)

_romantic_

Francesca and Rodolphe are deeply in love, but their relationship is complicated by social and familial obstacles.

### [Princess Gandolphini](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/albert_savarus_se/characters/princess_gandolphini)

_romantic_

Princess Gandolphini is a rival for Rodolphe's affections, creating tension with Francesca.

### [Léopold Hannequin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/albert_savarus_se/characters/leopold_hannequin)

_friendship_

Léopold Hannequin is Rodolphe's friend and confidant, often assisting him in romantic matters.

### [Gina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/albert_savarus_se/characters/gina)

_friendship_

Gina is a close friend and ally of Rodolphe, supporting his relationship with Francesca.

### [Francesca Colonna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/albert_savarus_se/characters/francesca_colonna)

_romantic_

Francesca and Rodolphe are deeply in love, but their relationship is complicated by social and familial obstacles.

### [Francesca Colonna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/albert_savarus_se/characters/francesca_colonna)

_romantic_

Francesca and Rodolphe are deeply in love, but their relationship is complicated by social and familial obstacles.

### [Princess Gandolphini](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/albert_savarus_se/characters/princess_gandolphini)

_romantic_

Princess Gandolphini is a rival for Rodolphe's affections, creating tension with Francesca.

### [Gina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/albert_savarus_se/characters/gina)

_friendship_

Gina is a close friend and ally of Rodolphe, supporting his relationship with Francesca.

## Links

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