# Lodovico — The Charterhouse of Parma character guide

> Lodovico in The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the good Lodovico, Lodovico San Micheli

**First appearance:** 0005-iv

## Snapshot

Fabrizio's resourceful servant and fixer, whose calm competence and local cunning repeatedly pull his master out of trouble.

## Who they are

Lodovico San Micheli is the practical intelligence behind Fabrizio's escapades, arranging lodgings, managing police declarations, and knowing exactly whose wife to befriend. Where Fabrizio acts on impulse, Lodovico calculates, and his loyalty is offered with a dry, unsentimental humour. He anchors the novel's early-middle arc by making Fabrizio's reckless life survivable, one forged passport at a time.

## Relationships

### [Fabrizio del Dongo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charterhouse_of_parma_se/characters/fabrizio_del_dongo)

_friendship_

A loyal servant and devoted companion who aids Fabrizio in escapes and adventures with unwavering fidelity.

### [Duchessa Sanseverina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charterhouse_of_parma_se/characters/duchessa_sanseverina)

_professional_

A master-servant relationship where the Duchessa trusts Lodovico as a capable and discreet agent for her schemes.

### [Duchessa Sanseverina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charterhouse_of_parma_se/characters/duchessa_sanseverina)

_professional_

A master-servant relationship where the Duchessa trusts Lodovico as a capable and discreet agent for her schemes.

### [Duchessa Sanseverina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charterhouse_of_parma_se/characters/duchessa_sanseverina)

_professional_

A master-servant relationship where the Duchessa trusts Lodovico as a capable and discreet agent for her schemes.

### [Fabrizio del Dongo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charterhouse_of_parma_se/characters/fabrizio_del_dongo)

_friendship_

A loyal servant and devoted companion who aids Fabrizio in escapes and adventures with unwavering fidelity.

### [Fabrizio del Dongo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charterhouse_of_parma_se/characters/fabrizio_del_dongo)

_friendship_

A loyal servant and devoted companion who aids Fabrizio in escapes and adventures with unwavering fidelity.

## In the story

### [Chapter XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charterhouse_of_parma_se/chapters/xii)

Accompanies Fabrizio, arranges lodging and food, and believes Fabrizio guilty of murder but remains loyal.

### [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charterhouse_of_parma_se/chapters/xiii)

Fabrizio's loyal retainer; helps plan the duel and carries out the kidnapping of Conte M⸺.

### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_charterhouse_of_parma_se/chapters/xxi)

Prepares cords and leads men to assist in Fabrizio's escape, enters the citadel during the confusion.

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