# Delphine de Nucingen — Father Goriot character guide

> Delphine de Nucingen in Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Delphine, Delphine Goriot, Mme. de Nucingen, Baronne de Nucingen

**First appearance:** 0001-father-goriot

## Who they are

Goriot's younger daughter, married to a wealthy but miserly baron, who becomes Rastignac's lover.

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