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De Marsay
A dandy and politician in Parisian high society.
minor
Also known as M. de Marsay
First appearance: part ii a distinguished provincial at paris
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- Other
Character groups
- Parisian High Society Figures
- Angoulême Minor Nobility
- Angoulême Printers and Rivals
- Miscellaneous Supporting Characters
- Parisian Journalists and Publishers
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