# Eugénie Grandet — Character guide

> Key figures in Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac.

- [Félix Grandet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/felix_grandet.md): Miserly, wealthy cooper and patriarch of the Grandet family in Saumur.
- [Eugénie Grandet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/eugenie_grandet.md): Naive, kind-hearted daughter of Félix Grandet, who falls in love with her cousin Charles.
- [Charles Grandet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/charles_grandet.md): Eugénie's sophisticated, worldly cousin from Paris who seeks fortune abroad.
- [Mme. Grandet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/madame_grandet.md): Timid, devout wife of Félix Grandet, dominated by her husband's avarice.
- [Nanon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/nannon.md): Loyal, strong servant of the Grandet household, devoted to the family.
- [Mme. des Grassins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/madame_des_grassins.md): Ambitious socialite mother of Adolphe, scheming to marry her son to Eugénie.
- [M. des Grassins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/monsieur_des_grassins.md): Wealthy banker and rival suitor for Eugénie's hand, father of Adolphe.
- [Cruchot de Bonfons](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/cruchot_de_bonfons.md): Ambitious notary who becomes Eugénie's husband and later president of the court.
- [Abbé Cruchot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/abb_cruchot.md): Priest and uncle of Cruchot de Bonfons, part of the Cruchot faction.
- [Guillaume Grandet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/guillaume_grandet.md): Charles's father and Félix's brother, a Parisian merchant who commits suicide.
- [Cornoiller](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/cornoiller.md): Gardener and later husband of Nanon, a simple country man.
- [Annette](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/annette.md): Charles's mistress in Paris, a fashionable woman of the world.
- [Marquis de Froidfond](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/marquis_de_froidfond.md): Aristocratic landowner from whom Grandet buys estates.
- [M. Bergerin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/monsieur_bergerin.md): Business associate of Grandet, involved in financial dealings.
- [Mme. de Bonfons](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/madame_de_bonfons.md): Eugénie's title after marriage, though she remains devoted to Charles.
- [Old M. de la Bertellière](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/old_monsieur_de_la_bertelliere.md): Eugénie's maternal grandfather, a wealthy landowner.
- [Jean](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/jean.md): Servant or minor worker in the Grandet household.
- [Alphonse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/alphonse.md): Minor acquaintance or suitor mentioned in passing.
- [Charles X](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/charles_x.md): King of France during the novel's setting, mentioned in historical context.
- [Jeremy Bentham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/eugenie_grandet_se/characters/jeremy_bentham.md): Philosopher referenced in passing by the narrator.

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