# Duchesse de Maufrigneuse — The Jealousies of a Country Town character guide

> Duchesse de Maufrigneuse in The Jealousies of a Country Town by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** de Maufrigneuse, the Duchesse de Maufrigneuse, The Duchesse de Maufrigneuse, Maufrigneuse, Duchesse de Maufrigneuse, a Duchesse de Maufrigneuse, la Duchesse de Maufrigneuse, la Duchesse, Mme. de Maufrigneuse, Mme

**First appearance:** 0002-story-ii-the-collection-of-antiquities

## Who they are

Diane's mother, a prominent figure in Parisian high society.

## In the story

### [The Collection of Antiquities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jealousies_of_a_country_town_se/chapters/the-collection-of-antiquities)

Disguised as a page, she helps save the family from ruin but then abandons Victurnien, declaring that the old nobility must adapt to the modern world.

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