Baron de Château-Renaud
Chapter 40 - Breakfast
Château-Renaud / Baron de Château-Renaud — aliases: Monsieur, Baron
Château-Renaud suggests housing in the Faubourg Saint-Germain and praises the Count as a brave man preaching egoism. He departs with Morrel after the Count accepts the invitation to visit the Rue Meslay.
Chapter 53 - Robert le Diable
Baron / Château-Renaud — aliases: Baron de Château-Renaud
Château-Renaud accompanies Albert to the opera and discusses the race results during the interval. He listens to Albert's explanation of the Count's identity and his presence in Paris. Later, he relays Countess G—'s observation that the Count sat through the third act before leaving.
Chapter 63 - Dinner
Château-Renaud / Baron — aliases: Monsieur de Château-Renaud
Château-Renaud attends the dinner, marvels at the Count's efficiency in transforming the house, and comments on the 'soul' of the building after the revelation of the buried child's skeleton.
Chapter 74 - The Villefort Family Vault
Château-Renaud
Château-Renaud travels in the funeral carriage and identifies Morrel at the cemetery. Albert de Morcerf introduces Morrel to Franz. Château-Renaud remains in the drawing-room during the contract signing, exchanging looks of astonishment with Albert and Morrel as the situation unfolds.
Chapter 91 - Mother and Son
Château-Renaud — aliases: Monsieur de Château-Renaud
Château-Renaud remains silent for much of the exchange, eventually agreeing with Beauchamp's advice that an inconclusive duel invites a serious one, before bidding Albert adieu with a wave.
Chapter 96 - The Marriage Contract
Château-Renaud
The baroness signs the contract, and the ceremony proceeds with the presence of various guests, including Mme de Villefort and Louise d'Armilly, until the police enter the room with the gendarmes.
Chapter 104 - The Signature of Baron Danglars
Château-Renaud
Château-Renaud attends the funeral viewing, exchanging looks with other mourners and questioning Debray about the identities of guests and the circumstances of Valentine's death.
Chapter 109 - The Assizes
Château-Renaud — aliases: the baron
Château-Renaud stands behind Beauchamp and Debray in the courtroom, participating in the gossip about the trial and the Villefort family. He expresses his personal dislike for Madame de Villefort and asks about Maximilien Morrel's whereabouts.
Chapter 110 - The Indictment
Château-Renaud
Château-Renaud attends the trial and reacts to Villefort's public confession with awe, remarking that suicide by pistol is a mercy compared to such a disaster.