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Marchese del Dongo

Fabrizio's reactionary father, a timorous Austrian loyalist who regards his younger son as a scandal and a disappointment.

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Also known as the Marchese del Dongo, the timorous Marchese, the sullen Marchese, Signor del Dongo

First appearance: the charterhouse of parma

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The Marchese is sullen and secretive, closeted with his elder son composing cipher despatches to Vienna; he wears his orders while dictating.
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The Marchese del Dongo is a man of cautious allegiances and small tyrannies, more at home with the Hapsburg order than with the Napoleonic enthusiasms of his son. His disapproval of Fabrizio is both political and…

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  • Central Court and Family
  • Minor Court and Family Figures

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