Bernard-François Balzac
(originally Balsa or Balssa)
July 22, 1746 – June 19, 1829
Honoré’s parents marry on January 30, 1797.
Anne Charlotte Laure Sallambier
1778 – August 1, 1854
Honoré
May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850
Favorite sister Laure (later Madame Surville)
September 29, 1800 – January 4, 1871
Another sister Laurence (later Madame de Montzaigle) was born in 1802 and brother Henri several years later. Laurence died August 11, 1825, and Henri died March 11, 1858.
Laure de Berny
(Louise Antoinette Laure Hinner)
La Dilecta
May 24, 1777 – July 27, 1836
Laure Junot, Duchesse d’Abrantès
(Laure Permon)
November 6, 1784 – June 7, 1838
The Duchesse d’Abrantès, shown here in court dress, related stories about the Court of Napoleon
Zulma Tourangin Carraud
March 24, 1796 – April 24, 1889
Zulma was a school friend of Balzac’s sister Laure. The portrait shows Madame Carraud with her young son Ivan.
Finally, after nearly two decades, Balzac was married to Eveline Hańska on March 18, 1850.
Eveline Hańska
December 24, 1801 – April 11, 1882
L’Étrangère
