# Comte Altamira — The Red and the Black character guide

> Comte Altamira in The Red and the Black by Stendhal.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Altamira, Comte Altamira, poor Altamira, comte Altamira, Count Altamira

**First appearance:** 0039-chapter-xxxix-the-ball

## Who they are

A liberal Italian nobleman in Paris, involved in conspiracies, who befriends Julien.

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