# Cruchot de Bonfons — Eugénie Grandet character guide

> Cruchot de Bonfons in Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** M. Cruchot, de Bonfons, Cruchot, M. Cruchot de Bonfons, the notary Cruchot, President de Bonfons, M. le Président de Bonfons

**First appearance:** 0001-eug-nie-grandet

## Snapshot

The notary Cruchot's nephew, a young magistrate whose stiff ambition and family connections make him a persistent, calculating candidate for Eugénie's hand.

## Who they are

Cruchot de Bonfons advances under the wing of his uncle, the notary, whose client list and social weight give the Cruchot faction its leverage in Saumur. He is patient, formal, and quietly hungry for the fortune and standing that marriage to Eugénie would secure. His courtship, set against the des Grassins' counter-campaign, turns the Grandet household into a theater of provincial strategy.

## Relationships

### [Eugénie Grandet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/eugenie_grandet)

_romantic_

A calculating suitor who pursues Eugénie for her inheritance, eventually marrying her in a cold, transactional union.

### [Charles Grandet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/charles_grandet)

_rivalry_

Competitors for Eugénie's affection and fortune, with Cruchot viewing Charles as an obstacle.

### [Félix Grandet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/felix_grandet)

_social_

A relationship of mutual manipulation, with Cruchot courting Félix's favor to secure Eugénie's hand.

### [Eugénie Grandet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/eugenie_grandet)

_romantic_

A calculating suitor who pursues Eugénie for her inheritance, eventually marrying her in a cold, transactional union.

### [Félix Grandet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/felix_grandet)

_social_

A relationship of mutual manipulation, with Cruchot courting Félix's favor to secure Eugénie's hand.

### [Eugénie Grandet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/eugenie_grandet)

_romantic_

A calculating suitor who pursues Eugénie for her inheritance, eventually marrying her in a cold, transactional union.

### [Charles Grandet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/charles_grandet)

_rivalry_

Competitors for Eugénie's affection and fortune, with Cruchot viewing Charles as an obstacle.

### [Félix Grandet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/felix_grandet)

_social_

A relationship of mutual manipulation, with Cruchot courting Félix's favor to secure Eugénie's hand.

### [Charles Grandet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/charles_grandet)

_rivalry_

Competitors for Eugénie's affection and fortune, with Cruchot viewing Charles as an obstacle.

## In the story

### [Eugénie Grandet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/chapters/eug-nie-grandet)

The notary; advises Grandet on inheritance matters; hopes Eugénie will marry his nephew.

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