# Duke of St. Austrey — The Age of Innocence character guide

> Duke of St. Austrey in The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Duke, Duke

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

An English duke visiting New York society.

## Relationships

### [Ellen Olenska](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_innocence_se/characters/ellen_olenska)

_social_

A European aristocratic acquaintance who represents the sophisticated, scandalous world Ellen left behind.

### [Ellen Olenska](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_innocence_se/characters/ellen_olenska)

_social_

A European aristocratic acquaintance who represents the sophisticated, scandalous world Ellen left behind.

### [Ellen Olenska](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_innocence_se/characters/ellen_olenska)

_social_

A European aristocratic acquaintance who represents the sophisticated, scandalous world Ellen left behind.

## In the story

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_innocence_se/chapters/viii)

The van der Luydens' cousin, a dull and shabbily dressed nobleman who converses with Ellen at the dinner.

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