The Count of Monte Cristo · Character

Marquise de Saint-Méran

Valentine's maternal grandmother, who dies under suspicious circumstances.

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Also known as Madame de Saint-Méran, Marquise de Saint-Méran

Marquise de Saint-Méran shows up with force in The Deputy Procureur du Roi. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Renée's mother, a stern royalist who urges Villefort to be severe against Bonapartists.

Marquise de Saint-Méran first appears in 0071 lxxii madame de saint m ran.

In The Deputy Procureur du Roi: Renée's mother, a stern royalist who urges Villefort to be severe against Bonapartists.

Later, in The House at Auteuil: Mentioned as the previous owner of the house at Auteuil and the father-in-law of Villefort.

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The Deputy Procureur du Roi
Renée's mother, a stern royalist who urges Villefort to be severe against Bonapartists.
The House at Auteuil
Mentioned as the previous owner of the house at Auteuil and the father-in-law of Villefort.
Madame de Saint-Méran
The marchioness arrives grief-stricken, announces her husband's death, and insists on hastening Valentine's marriage to Franz d'Épinay, while also recounting a supernatural vision of a white figure.

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