# Beaumagnan — Memoirs of Arsène Lupin character guide > Beaumagnan in Memoirs of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Monsieur Beaumagnan **First appearance:** 0001-memoirs-of-ars-ne-lupin ## Who they are The unseen hand behind prowling emissaries and buried secrets, a man whose name alone makes allies reconsider their courage. ## Relationships ### [Ralph d'Andresy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/ralph_d_andresy) _rivalry_ Beaumagnan is a cunning antagonist to Ralph, constantly opposing him in a high-stakes conflict of wits and power. ### [Josephine Balsamo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/josephine_balsamo) _rivalry_ Beaumagnan and Josephine are adversaries, often clashing over their conflicting goals and loyalties. ### [Baron Godfrey d'Etigues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/baron_godfrey_d_etigues) _professional_ Baron Godfrey and Beaumagnan have a professional alliance or employer-employee relationship, often cooperating. ### [Josine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/josine) _professional_ Beaumagnan and Josine are professional associates, working together toward shared criminal or strategic goals. ### [Ralph d'Andresy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/ralph_d_andresy) _rivalry_ Beaumagnan is a cunning antagonist to Ralph, constantly opposing him in a high-stakes conflict of wits and power. ### [Ralph d'Andresy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/ralph_d_andresy) _rivalry_ Beaumagnan is a cunning antagonist to Ralph, constantly opposing him in a high-stakes conflict of wits and power. ### [Josephine Balsamo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/josephine_balsamo) _rivalry_ Beaumagnan and Josephine are adversaries, often clashing over their conflicting goals and loyalties. ### [Baron Godfrey d'Etigues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/baron_godfrey_d_etigues) _professional_ Baron Godfrey and Beaumagnan have a professional alliance or employer-employee relationship, often cooperating. ### [Josephine Balsamo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/josephine_balsamo) _rivalry_ Beaumagnan and Josephine are adversaries, often clashing over their conflicting goals and loyalties. ### [Baron Godfrey d'Etigues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/baron_godfrey_d_etigues) _professional_ Baron Godfrey and Beaumagnan have a professional alliance or employer-employee relationship, often cooperating. ### [Josine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/josine) _professional_ Beaumagnan and Josine are professional associates, working together toward shared criminal or strategic goals. ## In the story ### [Memoirs of Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/memoirs-of-ars-ne-lupin) An antagonist who opposes Lupin, representing the forces of law and order. ### [I: Arsène Lupin at Twenty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/i-ars-ne-lupin-at-twenty) Leader of the conspiracy; arrives at the meeting and is shown the compromising letter. ### [II: Josephine Balsamo Born in 1788](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/ii-josephine-balsamo-born-in-1788) Implied to have drawn up the memorandum read by the Baron. ### [III: A Tribunal of the Inquisition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/iii-a-tribunal-of-the-inquisition) Leads the tribunal, accusing Josephine with fury and revealing his past love for her; orchestrates her death sentence. ### [The Sinking Boat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/iv-the-sinking-boat) Referenced as the orchestrator of the plot, believed by de Bennetot to be manipulating the others for his own gain. ### [VI: Detectives and Policemen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/vi-detectives-and-policemen) Referenced as one of the conspirators against Josephine. ### [VII: The Delights of Capua](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/vii-the-delights-of-capua) Seen entering the Theater of Varieties with Baron d'Etigues and Oscar de Bennetot, then leaves early. ### [VIII: Two Wills](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/viii-two-wills) Referred to as the adversary; Ralph plans to confront him at his flat. ### [IX: The Tarpeian Rock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/ix-the-tarpeian-rock) Leader of the three confederates; he is confronted by Ralph, who accuses him of murdering Josephine and demands the seven rings. ### [X: The Mutilated Hand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/x-the-mutilated-hand) Referenced as a victim of Josephine's poisoning plot. ### [XI: The Old Lighthouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/xi-the-old-lighthouse) Ambushes Ralph at the lighthouse, attacks Josephine but cannot kill her; shows signs of madness and despair. ### [Madness and Genius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/xii-madness-and-genius) Present as a silent witness, implicated in using the secret of the murder to control Baron d'Etigues. ### [XIII: The Strongbox of the Monks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/xiii-the-strongbox-of-the-monks) Bound prisoner, freed, discovers the treasure gone, commits suicide by stabbing himself with Josephine's dagger. ### [XIV: The Infernal Creature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/xiv-the-infernal-creature) Referenced by Ralph as having called Josephine a 'daughter of Hell'. ### [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/epilogue) Commits suicide; his role in the conspiracy is never fully revealed to the world. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/beaumagnan - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters