Ursule Mirouët · Character
Savinien de Portenduère
A prodigal vicomte returned to a shrunken inheritance, Savinien defends Ursule's honor at his mother's table with a lover's reckless gallantry.
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Also known as Monsieur Savinien, Saint Savinien, Monsieur Savinien de Portenduère, Vicomte Savinien de Portenduère, Vicomte de Portenduère, Portenduère
First appearance: ursule mirou t
As a major figure in Ursule Mirouët, Savinien de Portenduère is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
In debt in Paris, having squandered money; his mother sends him twenty thousand francs.
Savinien de Portenduère has come home to Nemours to face debts, a proud mother, and a name that no longer pays for anything. When Madame de Portenduère receives Ursule with vinegar courtesy, he presses the doctor's hand and invents a nobility for him on the spot, unable to bear her blushes. His willingness to spend dignity where others hoard it marks him as the one man in Nemours whose ambition runs toward love rather than money.
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Inheritance conflict participants
- Protagonist
- Supporting and background figures
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Breaking point
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- Ursule Mirouët
romantic · positive
Savinien and Ursule are deeply in love, overcoming social and familial obstacles to be… How this plays out →
- Doctor Minoret
friendship · positive
- Madame Goupil
rivalry · negative
- Madame de Portenduère
family · ambivalent
- Vice-Admiral Kergarouët
family · positive
- Abbé Chaperon
friendship · positive
- Ursule Mirouët
romantic · positive
Savinien and Ursule are deeply in love, overcoming social and familial obstacles to be… How this plays out →
- Ursule Mirouët
romantic · positive
Savinien and Ursule are deeply in love, overcoming social and familial obstacles to be… How this plays out →
- Doctor Minoret
friendship · positive
- Madame Goupil
rivalry · negative
- Madame de Portenduère
family · ambivalent
- Abbé Chaperon
friendship · positive
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