# Herr Greisengesang — Prince Otto character guide

> Herr Greisengesang in Prince Otto by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Greisengesang, the crafty Greisengesang, Herr von Greisengesang

**First appearance:** 0008-i-what-happened-in-the-library

## Who they are

A court official, often involved in administrative and political matters.

## Relationships

### [Prince Otto](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/characters/prince_otto)

_professional_

Greisengesang is Otto's fawning and bureaucratic chancellor, more concerned with protocol than substance.

### [Prince Otto](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/characters/prince_otto)

_professional_

Greisengesang is Otto's fawning and bureaucratic chancellor, more concerned with protocol than substance.

### [Prince Otto](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/characters/prince_otto)

_professional_

Greisengesang is Otto's fawning and bureaucratic chancellor, more concerned with protocol than substance.

## In the story

### [What Happened in the Library](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/chapters/i-what-happened-in-the-library)

The Chancellor, who brought the seized manuscript to the library and is rebuked by Otto for acting as a spy.

### [III: The Prince and the English Traveller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/chapters/iii-the-prince-and-the-english-traveller)

Accompanies Otto to the Flag Tower, affixes the seal to the passport with clumsy formality, maintaining his policy of non-involvement.

### [VII: The Prince Dissolves the Council](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/chapters/vii-the-prince-dissolves-the-council)

The Chancellor, uneasy and caught off guard by Otto's arrival.

### [The Party of War Takes Action](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/chapters/viii-the-party-of-war-takes-action)

Sends a secret note to Gondremark warning that Otto plans to withdraw Seraphina's procuration.

### [IX: The Price of the River Farm; in Which Vainglory Goes Before a Fall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/chapters/ix-the-price-of-the-river-farm-in-which-vainglory-goes-before-a-fall)

Dines with Otto, flatters him, and subtly criticizes Seraphina, reinforcing Otto's self-approval.

### [XIV: Relates the Cause and Outbreak of the Revolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/chapters/xiv-relates-the-cause-and-outbreak-of-the-revolution)

Summoned by Seraphina after the stabbing; he attempts to aid Gondremark.

### [Bibliographical Postscript to Complete the Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/chapters/bibliographical-postscript-to-complete-the-story)

His memoirs are cited as the best account of the Republic's fate.

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