Rémy de Gonzalès
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Aktualizováno: 2025-07-06
Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-07-06 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-05-03
Identity
Young man from Baden-Baden who attempted romantic advances with Marie three years earlier (1871) when she was 12.Diary References
1874
- May 3: Marie recalls Baden incident from 3 years ago: "une espèce de bêtise avec Rémy de Gonzalès." During hide-and-seek when candle went out, he held her hand. When he tried to kiss her cheek "avec un grand soupir," she maneuvered so he kissed her hand instead. He "devinait ma pensée" (divined her thoughts). At train station departure to Stuttgart, asked for her flower as souvenir "les larmes aux yeux." She gave it dismissively: "Quelle bêtise."
Context
- Spanish/French surname suggests noble background
- Part of Baden-Baden youth society
- Mutual but unspoken attraction
- Marie's first romantic experience
- Left for Stuttgart (education?)
Character Details
- Called "téméraire" (reckless)
- Also "cette canaille" (that scoundrel)
- Emotional at departure
- Persistent in advances
- Understood Marie's feelings
Related Entries
- #Baden_Baden - Where they met
- #Stuttgart - His destination
- #Stephan - Also kissed Marie's hand
Research Notes
- Baden-Baden international youth
- Aristocratic education patterns
- French-Spanish noble families