# The Story of Gösta Berling — Character guide

> Key figures in The Story of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf.

- [Gösta Berling](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/gosta_berling.md): A defrocked priest who becomes a pensioner at Ekeby, known for his charm and poetic nature.
- [Marianne Sinclair](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/marianne_sinclair.md): A strong-willed woman from a wealthy family, central to the story's romantic conflicts.
- [Melchior Sinclair](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/melchior_sinclair.md): Marianne's wealthy and domineering father, a powerful ironmaster.
- [Anna Stjärnhök](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/anna_stjarnhok.md): A young woman involved in the lives of the pensioners, later married to a count.
- [The Young Countess](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/young_countess.md): A gentle and kind countess who becomes a key figure at Ekeby.
- [Captain Lennart](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/captain_lennart.md): A kind and noble captain who returns from exile to face hardship.
- [Kevenhüller](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/kevenhuller.md): A mysterious and eccentric inventor who creates strange machines.
- [Countess Märta Dohna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/countess_marta_dohna.md): A proud and manipulative countess, mother of Henrik Dohna.
- [Henrik Dohna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/henrik_dohna.md): A foolish young count who marries Anna Stjärnhök.
- [Patron Julius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/patron_julius.md): A pensioner at Ekeby, known for his love of storytelling and drink.
- [Cousin Christopher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/cousin_christopher.md): A slow but loyal pensioner who participates in the cavaliers' adventures.
- [Mamselle Marie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/mamselle_marie.md): A kind and devoted woman who cares for the pensioners at Ekeby.
- [Sintram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/sintram.md): A malevolent ironmaster who delights in causing trouble for others.
- [Captain Christian Bergh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/captain_christian_bergh.md): A boastful and strong pensioner who loves to fight.
- [Anders Fuchs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/anders_fuchs.md): A grim and silent major among the pensioners at Ekeby.
- [Beerencreutz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/beerencreutz.md): A colonel and leader of the pensioners, known for his calm demeanor.
- [Madame Gustava Sinclair](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/madame_gustava_sinclair.md): Melchior Sinclair's wife and Marianne's mother, a gentle woman.
- [Ebba Dohna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/ebba_dohna.md): A tragic young woman who dies after a broken heart.
- [Uncle Eberhard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/uncle_eberhard.md): An elderly philosopher and pensioner who writes a great work.
- [Ulrika Dillner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/ulrika_dillner.md): The housekeeper at Berga, who looks after everything.
- [Löwenborg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/lowenborg.md): A gentle and kind pensioner who loves poetry.
- [Baron Adrian](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/baron_adrian.md): A young baron who becomes one of the pensioners.
- [Lilliecrona](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/lilliecrona.md): A pensioner with a troubled home life and a love for music.
- [Big Mons](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/big_mons.md): A large and simple-minded servant at Ekeby.
- [Little Faber](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/little_faber.md): A young girl who works at Ekeby and is kind to the pensioners.
- [Margareta Celsing](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/margareta_celsing.md): A strong and independent woman who owns an ironworks.
- [Major Samzelius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/major_samzelius.md): A major and one of the pensioners at Ekeby.
- [Ferdinand Uggla](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/ferdinand_uggla.md): A kind young man who loves Anna Stjärnhök.
- [Broby Clergyman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/broby_clergyman.md): A drunken and disgraced clergyman who appears in the story.
- [Jan Hök](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/jan_hok.md): An old pensioner who is a skilled craftsman.
- [Madame Musica](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/madame_musica.md): A mysterious woman who brings music and joy to Ekeby.
- [Rutger von Örneclou](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/rutger_von_orneclou.md): An old and eccentric pensioner who tells tall tales.
- [Altringer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/altringer.md): A wealthy ironmaster who founded the pensioners' way of life.
- [Old Dahlberg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_g_sta_berling_se/characters/old_dahlberg.md): An old pensioner who is a friend of Gösta Berling.

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