Honoré de Balzac French novelist and playwright (1799–1850) (1799–1850) Parents Anne-Charlotte-Laure Sallambier Bernard-François Balzac Children Marie-Caroline Du Fresnay Siblings Laure Surville Partners Henriette de Maillé de La Tour-Landry Olympe Pélissier Caroline Marbouty Maria du Fresnay Laure de Berny Ewelina Hańska