# Monsieur de Galgenstein — The Luck of Barry Lyndon character guide

> Monsieur de Galgenstein in The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Galgenstein

**First appearance:** 0013-xii-tragical-history-of-princess-of-x

## Who they are

German nobleman and rival at the court where Barry serves.

## In the story

### [Barry Far from Military Glory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/v-barry-far-from-military-glory)

Prussian recruiter who kidnaps Barry; later hanged as a spy in Strasbourg.

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