These Old Shades · Character

Monseigneur le Duc

A high-ranking French nobleman, often referred to with deference at court.

minor

Also known as Monseigneur, Duc, Monseigneur le Duc

First appearance: v his grace of avon visits versailles

Monseigneur le Duc's tie to Léonie de Bonnard is one of the pressures that moves These Old Shades—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Léonie de Bonnard (family): Monseigneur le Duc is Léonie's long-lost father, and their reunion is fraught with emotional tension and eventual reconciliation. With Lady Fanny Marling (social): Fanny and Monseigneur le Duc are polite acquaintances, connected through the family circle of Avon and Léonie. With Léonie de Bonnard (family): Monseigneur le Duc is Léonie's long-lost father, and their reunion is fraught with emotional tension and eventual reconciliation.

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Other

Character groups

Main characters and allies
Bonnard family and neighbors
Court, society, and extended cast

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Léonie de Bonnard
family · positive
Monseigneur le Duc is Léonie's long-lost father, and their reunion is fraught with… How this plays out →
Lady Fanny Marling
social · positive
Léonie de Bonnard
family · positive
Monseigneur le Duc is Léonie's long-lost father, and their reunion is fraught with… How this plays out →
Lady Fanny Marling
social · positive
Lady Fanny Marling
social · positive

Léonie de Bonnard
Monseigneur le Duc is Léonie's long-lost father, and their reunion is fraught with emotional tension and eventual reconciliation.
Lady Fanny Marling
Fanny and Monseigneur le Duc are polite acquaintances, connected through the family circle of Avon and Léonie.
Léonie de Bonnard
Monseigneur le Duc is Léonie's long-lost father, and their reunion is fraught with emotional tension and eventual reconciliation.
Lady Fanny Marling
Fanny and Monseigneur le Duc are polite acquaintances, connected through the family circle of Avon and Léonie.
Lady Fanny Marling
Fanny and Monseigneur le Duc are polite acquaintances, connected through the family circle of Avon and Léonie.

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