# Baron Wilderling — The Secret City character guide

> Baron Wilderling in The Secret City by Hugh Walpole.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wilderling, Baron, the Baron, The Baron

**First appearance:** 0007-iv

## Who they are

A German diplomat or aristocrat with a role in the political backdrop.

## Relationships

### [Jerry Lawrence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_city_se/characters/jerry_lawrence)

_social_

Baron Wilderling and Jerry are acquaintances in the expatriate community, with occasional interactions.

### [Jerry Lawrence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_city_se/characters/jerry_lawrence)

_social_

Baron Wilderling and Jerry are acquaintances in the expatriate community, with occasional interactions.

## In the story

### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_city_se/chapters/xvii)

Mentioned by Lawrence as the old man he lives with; described as having a point of view of his own.

### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_city_se/chapters/xviii)

Hosts the dinner, argues passionately for autocracy and against reform.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_city_se/chapters/ii)

Invites Durward to the theatre; embodies elegance and order, expresses hope for a return to old Petersburg.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_city_se/chapters/xiii)

Wilderling is shown in a state of madness, firing at revolutionaries from his window, and is later executed by soldiers.

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