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Amélie de Chandour

A gossipy provincial noblewoman in Angoulême.

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Also known as Amélie, de Chandour

First appearance: part i two poets

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CDComte de Senon…FDFrançoise de l…MDM. de RastignacMDM. de SéveracPEPetit-ClaudADAmélie de Chandour

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Provincial Aristocrats and Gossips
  • Angoulême Minor Nobility
  • Parisian High Society Figures
  • Miscellaneous Supporting Characters
  • Angoulême Printers and Rivals

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