# Sixte du Châtelet — Lost Illusions character guide

> Sixte du Châtelet in Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Châtelet, M. du Châtelet, Baron du Châtelet

**First appearance:** 0002-part-i-two-poets

## Snapshot

A vain, calculating man of fashion who follows Madame de Bargeton to Paris, warning her against scandal while quietly maneuvering to replace Lucien.

## Who they are

Châtelet is a social climber whose polished manners and government connections make him a formidable rival in the drawing-rooms of Angoulême and Paris. His apparent concern for Naïs de Bargeton's reputation masks a self-interested courtship, and he understands the code of Parisian society far better than the provincial poet he means to displace. His intervention at the Rue de l'Échelle inn sets the terms of Lucien's first Parisian humiliation and foreshadows the compromises that will define the lovers' futures.

## Relationships

### [Lucien Chardon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_illusions_se/characters/lucien_chardon)

_rivalry_

Du Châtelet is Lucien's jealous rival for Madame de Bargeton's affection and a social antagonist in Paris.

### [Madame Chardon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_illusions_se/characters/madame_chardon)

_social_

Madame Chardon has a strained acquaintance with Du Châtelet, who looks down on her humble background.

### [Lucien Chardon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_illusions_se/characters/lucien_chardon)

_rivalry_

Du Châtelet is Lucien's jealous rival for Madame de Bargeton's affection and a social antagonist in Paris.

### [Lucien Chardon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_illusions_se/characters/lucien_chardon)

_rivalry_

Du Châtelet is Lucien's jealous rival for Madame de Bargeton's affection and a social antagonist in Paris.

### [Madame Chardon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_illusions_se/characters/madame_chardon)

_social_

Madame Chardon has a strained acquaintance with Du Châtelet, who looks down on her humble background.

### [Madame Chardon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_illusions_se/characters/madame_chardon)

_social_

Madame Chardon has a strained acquaintance with Du Châtelet, who looks down on her humble background.

## In the story

### [Part II: A Distinguished Provincial at Paris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_illusions_se/chapters/part-ii-a-distinguished-provincial-at-paris)

Follows Madame de Bargeton to Paris, warns her about Parisian society, and later conspires against Lucien.

## Links

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