# The Celibates — Character guide

> Key figures in The Celibates by Honoré de Balzac.

- [Philippe Bridau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/louis_philippe_bridau.md): Ambitious and unscrupulous soldier who schemes to inherit the family fortune.
- [Pierrette Lorrain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/pierrette_lorrain.md): Orphaned young girl sent to live with cruel relatives in Provins.
- [Sylvie Rogron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/sylvie_rogron.md): Spinster who mistreats her niece Pierrette with cold cruelty.
- [Joseph Bridau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/joseph_bridau.md): Talented painter and the honest, hardworking brother of Philippe.
- [Agathe Rouget](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/agathe_rouget.md): Devout mother of Philippe and Joseph, blinded by love for her elder son.
- [Max Gilet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/max_gilet.md): Ruthless former soldier and lover of Flore Brazier, plotting to control the Rouget fortune.
- [Abbé Birotteau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/abbe_birotteau.md): Naive and gentle priest who becomes the victim of a domestic conspiracy.
- [Flore Brazier](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/flore_brazier.md): Cunning servant and mistress who schemes to inherit the Rouget estate.
- [Madame Descoings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/madame_descoings.md): Warm-hearted widow and lottery enthusiast who supports the Bridau family.
- [Jean-Jacques Rouget](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/jean_jacques_rouget.md): Wealthy but weak-willed bachelor manipulated by his servant Flore.
- [Jacques Brigaut](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/jacques_brigaut.md): Loyal Breton friend of Pierrette who tries to protect her.
- [Abbé Troubert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/abbe_troubert.md): Cold, ambitious priest who outmaneuvers Birotteau for power.
- [Mademoiselle Sophie Gamard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/mademoiselle_gamard.md): Vindictive spinster who torments the Abbé Birotteau.
- [Monsieur Hochon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/monsieur_hochon.md): Wise and miserly old man who observes the intrigues in Provins.
- [Madame Hochon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/madame_hochon.md): Kindly godmother of Pierrette who tries to shield her.
- [Maxence Gilet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/maxence_gilet.md): Alternate name for Max Gilet, the scheming soldier.
- [Old Fario](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/old_fario.md): Italian merchant who becomes an enemy of Max Gilet.
- [Bixiou](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/bixiou.md): Witty artist and friend of Joseph Bridau in Paris.
- [Madame Tiphaine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/madame_tiphaine.md): Beautiful social leader of Provins who opposes the Rogrons.
- [Colonel Gouraud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/colonel_gouraud.md): Rough military man who courts Sylvie Rogron for her money.
- [Vinet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/vinet.md): Cunning lawyer and political schemer in Provins.
- [Abbé Chapeloud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/abbe_chapeloud.md): Deceased priest whose comfortable apartment becomes a source of conflict.
- [Desroches](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/desroches.md): Lawyer who advises the Bridau family on their legal affairs.
- [Mariette](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/mariette.md): Dancer and mistress of Philippe Bridau in Paris.
- [La Védie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/la_vedie.md): Servant of Sylvie Rogron who helps mistreat Pierrette.
- [Céleste Habert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/celeste_habert.md): Spinster who hopes to marry Joseph Bridau.
- [Mademoiselle Salomon de Villenoix](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/mademoiselle_salomon.md): Wealthy heiress who marries Philippe Bridau.
- [Monsieur de Bourbonne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/monsieur_de_bourbonne.md): Old nobleman who observes society in Provins.
- [Madame Rouget](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/madame_rouget.md): Deceased mother of Jean-Jacques and Agathe, who controlled the family fortune.
- [Monsieur Auffray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/monsieur_auffray.md): Doctor who attends to Pierrette during her illness.
- [Denis Rogron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/denis_rogron.md): Brother of Sylvie, weak and dominated by his sister.
- [Major Potel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/major_potel.md): Old soldier and friend of Max Gilet in Issoudun.
- [Florentine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/florentine.md): Actress and mistress of Philippe Bridau.
- [Bathilde de Chargeboeuf](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/bathilde_de_chargeboeuf.md): Beautiful but poor noblewoman who becomes involved with Vinet.
- [Goddet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/goddet.md): Doctor who treats Pierrette in her final illness.
- [Monsieur Tiphaine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/monsieur_tiphaine.md): President of the court in Provins and husband of the beautiful Madame Tiphaine.
- [Père Rogron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/pere_rogron.md): Deceased father of Sylvie and Denis, a former merchant.
- [Monsieur Lousteau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/monsieur_lousteau.md): Local notable and political figure in Provins.
- [Doctor Rouget](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/doctor_rouget.md): Father of Jean-Jacques and Agathe, a wealthy doctor in Issoudun.
- [Finot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/finot.md): Journalist and friend of Joseph Bridau in Paris.
- [François Hochon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/francois_hochon.md): Grandson of Monsieur Hochon, a young man in Provins.
- [Comte de Brambourg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/comte_de_brambourg.md): Title assumed by Philippe Bridau after his marriage.
- [Baruch Borniche](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/baruch_borniche.md): Young man and member of the Knights of Idlesse in Issoudun.
- [Carpentier](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/carpentier.md): Captain and friend of Max Gilet in Issoudun.
- [Claparon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/claparon.md): Banker involved in financial schemes in Paris.
- [Du Bruel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/du_bruel.md): Playwright and friend of the Bridau circle.
- [Madame de Chargeboeuf](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/madame_de_chargeboeuf.md): Impoverished noblewoman and mother of Bathilde.
- [Monsieur Héron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/monsieur_heron.md): Lawyer involved in the Rogron family affairs.
- [Benjamin Bourdet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/benjamin_bourdet.md): Servant of the Rouget household in Issoudun.
- [Doctor Bianchon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/doctor_bianchon.md): Famous Parisian doctor consulted for Pierrette.
- [Major Mignonnet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/major_mignonnet.md): Honorable old soldier in Issoudun who opposes Max Gilet.
- [Madame Rogron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/madame_rogron.md): Deceased mother of Sylvie and Denis Rogron.
- [Julliard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/julliard.md): Local family in Provins, part of the social circle.
- [Madame Guenée](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/madame_guenee.md): Woman who spreads gossip about Pierrette in Provins.
- [Baron de Listomère](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/baron_de_listomere.md): Nobleman and relative of the Abbé Birotteau.
- [Maître Desroches](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/maitre_desroches.md): Alternate name for the lawyer Desroches.
- [La Cognette](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/la_cognette.md): Innkeeper in Issoudun where the Knights of Idlesse meet.
- [Madame Auffray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/madame_auffray.md): Wife of the doctor who treats Pierrette.
- [Madame Roguin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/madame_roguin.md): Wife of a notary involved in financial affairs.
- [General Brigaut](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/general_brigaut.md): Father of Jacques Brigaut, a former soldier.
- [Comte de Soulanges](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/comte_de_soulanges.md): Nobleman mentioned in the social world of Provins.
- [Horace Bianchon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_celibates_se/characters/horace_bianchon.md): Famous Parisian doctor, nephew of Doctor Bianchon.

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