# Vicomtesse de Beauséant — Father Goriot character guide

> Vicomtesse de Beauséant in Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mme. de Beauséant, Beauséant, la Vicomtesse

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

## Who they are

Elegant aristocrat who mentors Rastignac in Parisian society and suffers a broken heart.

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