In Search of Lost Time · Character
Prince de Guermantes
The head of the Guermantes family, a devout Catholic and anti-Dreyfusard.
minor
Also known as the Prince de Guermantes, de Guermantes
First appearance: volume iii the guermantes way
Prince de Guermantes first appears in 0013 volume iii the guermantes way.
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