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Marquise de Guermantes

An elderly member of the Guermantes family.

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Also known as la Marquise de Guermantes

First appearance: volume iii the guermantes way

Marquise de Guermantes first appears in 0013 volume iii the guermantes way.

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MDMarquise de Vi…FRFrançoiseMVMadame VerdurinCSCharles SwannBDBaron de CharlusMDMarquise de Guermantes

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See Marquise de Guermantes in volume iii the guermantes way