# Madame de Bargeton — Lost Illusions character guide

> Madame de Bargeton in Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Louise de Nègrepelisse, Anaïs, Naïs, Marie-Louise-Anaïs de Nègrepelisse

**First appearance:** 0002-part-i-two-poets

## Who they are

A provincial aristocrat who becomes Lucien's patron and lover, later abandoning him in Paris.

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