# Count Olenski — The Age of Innocence character guide

> Count Olenski in The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Olenski

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

Ellen's estranged Polish husband.

## Relationships

### [Newland Archer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_innocence_se/characters/newland_archer)

_rivalry_

An absent but threatening figure, Ellen's abusive husband whose legal claims and past actions haunt the narrative.

### [Newland Archer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_innocence_se/characters/newland_archer)

_rivalry_

An absent but threatening figure, Ellen's abusive husband whose legal claims and past actions haunt the narrative.

### [Newland Archer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_innocence_se/characters/newland_archer)

_rivalry_

An absent but threatening figure, Ellen's abusive husband whose legal claims and past actions haunt the narrative.

## In the story

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_innocence_se/chapters/xxv)

Mentioned as the husband who sent M. Rivière to persuade Ellen to return.

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