Baron Danglars

Also known as Baron Dandré, господин Данглар, Monsieur Danglars

Major
First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 38

There's something almost comical about the way his face betrays every emotion, turning crimson at the slightest embarrassment. He carries himself with the rigid posture of court life, yet seems perpetually one step from mortification.

Gender: male
First appears: Book 1 · Ch. 38
Books: 1

Baron Dandré appears as a minor court functionary whose primary role is to receive royal communications and convey them with appropriate ceremony. His brief appearance establishes the formal atmosphere of the French court and the hierarchical nature of royal communications.

Description

A middle-aged French nobleman with a face that flushes bright red like a lobster when embarrassed. He wears formal 19th-century court attire with gold embroidery and maintains the rigid posture expected of his station. A stout, pale-skinned man of fifty-five with jet-black hair worn low across a furrowed forehead, lively cunning eyes, thin lips drawn inward, wide protruding cheekbones, low forehead, and large ears. He wears a blue frock coat with silk buttons, white waistcoat with a heavy gold chain, and nut-colored trousers, displaying a red Legion of Honor ribbon and a large diamond stud.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

ED
Eugénie Danglarsfather
Father-daughter relationship; Danglars plans to give Eugénie a portion of the profits from selling his wife's horses.
HD
Herminie Danglarsconflicting source relationships
Married couple in a strained relationship; Danglars sells his wife's horses without permission, causing conflict, and she shows contempt for his merchant background.
Albert de Morcerfconflicting source relationships
Albert is pursuing marriage to Eugénie Danglars; Danglars is considering but ultimately delays the marriage proposal from Albert's father.
Fernand Mondegobusiness associate
Danglars and Fernand have business connections through their social and financial dealings
Gérard de Villefortacquaintance
Danglars and Villefort discuss business and social matters; Danglars is a banker
CD
Comte de Morcerfconflicting source relationships
Comte de Morcerf and Baron Danglars served together in Spain; Morcerf in the military and Danglars in the quartermaster corps
LD
Lucien Debrayclient-advisor
Danglars relies on Debray for financial and political information; Debray alerts the Danglars household about the false telegraph news.
PM
Pierre Morrelformer patron
Pierre Morrel once recommended Danglars for a position that led to his wealth; he seeks Danglars' help during his financial ruin but is refused.
Beauchamppolitical opponent
Beauchamp dreads hearing Danglars' speech in the Chamber of Deputies and mocks his eloquence.
Edmond Dantèsconflicting source relationships
Monte Cristo (Dantès) visits Danglars' bank to establish unlimited credit, deliberately humiliating the banker by purchasing his wife's prized horses and returning them as a gift, establishing a power dynamic of revenge.
GC
Gaspard Caderousseconflicting source relationships
Caderousse wrote a letter exposing Benedetto's criminal past to Danglars to prevent the marriage to Eugénie Danglars