The Mysteries of Udolpho · Character
Marquis de Villeroi
The deceased husband of the Marchioness de Villeroi.
minor
Also known as the late Marquis de Villeroi, the Marquis de Villeroi
First appearance: xxxvii
Marquis de Villeroi shows up with force in Chapter XXXV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Deceased relative of the Count, whose austere character and reserved manners kept him distant from the family.
Marquis de Villeroi first appears in 0038 xxxvii.
In Chapter XXXV: Deceased relative of the Count, whose austere character and reserved manners kept him distant from the family.
Later, in LV: Laurentini's lover who ultimately married the Marchioness de Villeroi; his passion for Laurentini returned upon her arrival in France.
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See Marquis de Villeroi in xxxvii