# The Young Count Von Altenburg — The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. character guide

> The Young Count Von Altenburg in The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. by Washington Irving.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0024-christmas-eve

## Who they are

A German nobleman who visits Bracebridge Hall.

## In the story

### [The Spectre Bridegroom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sketchbook_of_geoffrey_crayon_gent_se/chapters/the-spectre-bridegroom)

Expected bridegroom, delayed on his journey; the stranger is mistaken for him.

### [Christmas Eve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sketchbook_of_geoffrey_crayon_gent_se/chapters/christmas-eve)

One of the squire's sons, a young officer home on leave.

### [The Pride of the Village](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sketchbook_of_geoffrey_crayon_gent_se/chapters/the-pride-of-the-village)

The young officer who courts the village beauty and then abandons her, leading to her death.

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