# Killian Gottesheim — Prince Otto character guide

> Killian Gottesheim in Prince Otto by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Killian Gottesheim, Killian, Mr. Gottesheim, Mr. Killian, old Killian

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-in-which-the-prince-plays-haroun-al-raschid

## Who they are

An old farmer who encounters Prince Otto during his wanderings.

## Relationships

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

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Killian is a peasant who befriends Otto during his travels, offering simple wisdom and hospitality.

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

_social_

Killian is a peasant who befriends Otto during his travels, offering simple wisdom and hospitality.

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

_social_

Killian is a peasant who befriends Otto during his travels, offering simple wisdom and hospitality.

## In the story

### [In Which the Prince Plays Haroun-al-Raschid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/chapters/ii-in-which-the-prince-plays-haroun-al-raschid)

An old farmer who criticizes the Prince and court.

### [In Which the Prince Comforts Age and Beauty and Delivers a Lecture on Discretion in Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/chapters/iii-in-which-the-prince-comforts-age-and-beauty-and-delivers-a-lecture-on-discretion-in-love)

Ottilia's father, who observes the confrontation and agrees with Otto's lecture to Fritz.

### [In Which the Prince Collects Opinions by the Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/chapters/iv-in-which-the-prince-collects-opinions-by-the-way)

Mentioned as the old farmer Otto left behind; not present in the chapter.

### [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)

Mentioned as the person Otto fears disappointing due to his failure to secure the money.

### [X: Gotthold’s Revised Opinion; and the Fall Completed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/chapters/x-gotthold-s-revised-opinion-and-the-fall-completed)

Present in his Sunday best for the land transaction; overwhelmed with gratitude upon learning Otto's identity, he blesses the Prince and praises him as a generous gentleman.

### [Fortunate Misfortune](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/prince_otto_se/chapters/book-iii-fortunate-misfortune)

A farmer who offers Otto hospitality and perspective on rural life.

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