# Marquise de Cambremer — In Search of Lost Time character guide

> Marquise de Cambremer in In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mme. de Cambremer, the young Mme. de Cambremer, Legrandin

**First appearance:** 0004-combray

## Who they are

The snobbish wife of the Marquis de Cambremer, born Legrandin.

## In the story

### [Swann in Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_lost_time_se/chapters/swann-in-love)

Introduced to General de Froberville by Swann at a party, part of the retrospective reflection on early encounters.

### [II (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_lost_time_se/chapters/part-ii-ii-continued)

Expresses acute pain at Franck's music; exclaims 'Sublime!' at Debussy but is embarrassed when Morel plays Meyerbeer; hysterically discovers a volume of Scarlatti.

### [A Fresh Light Upon Robert de Saint-Loup](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_search_of_lost_time_se/chapters/iv-a-fresh-light-upon-robert-de-saint-loup)

Now styles himself Legrandin de Méséglise; his nephew's marriage to Mademoiselle d'Oloron elevates his social standing, though he soon ceases to pursue social ambitions.

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