Lost Illusions · Character

Marquise de Pimentel

A Parisian aristocrat who hosts a salon.

minor

Also known as la Marquise, de Pimentel

First appearance: part ii a distinguished provincial at paris

Marquise de Pimentel's tie to Lucien Chardon is one of the pressures that moves Lost Illusions—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Lucien Chardon (social): The Marquise de Pimentel is a high-society figure who briefly takes Lucien under her wing for social amusement. With Lucien Chardon (social): The Marquise de Pimentel is a high-society figure who briefly takes Lucien under her wing for social amusement. With Lucien Chardon (social): The Marquise de Pimentel is a high-society figure who briefly takes Lucien under her wing for social amusement.

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Angoulême Printers and Rivals
Provincial Aristocrats and Gossips
Miscellaneous Supporting Characters

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Lucien Chardon
social · ambivalent
The Marquise de Pimentel is a high-society figure who briefly takes Lucien under her wing… How this plays out →
Lucien Chardon
social · ambivalent
The Marquise de Pimentel is a high-society figure who briefly takes Lucien under her wing… How this plays out →
Lucien Chardon
social · ambivalent
The Marquise de Pimentel is a high-society figure who briefly takes Lucien under her wing… How this plays out →

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See Marquise de Pimentel in part ii a distinguished provincial at paris