Who is Duc de Blangis from The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings and what is their importance? 120_Days_of_Sodom English & Literature Duc de Blangis | The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings

This individual is the first among the four friends in "The 120 Days of Sodom." The Duc de Blangis came into a large fortune at a young age and immediately began using his wealth and power to do only evil. One of his favorite pastimes as a youth is to duck out of the opera with friends and perform acts of rape and robbery, returning to the opera before the end to provide an alibi. He has two daughters who he has molested repeatedly and whom he marries to two of the other friends. He has been married several times and killed three of his wives. He has also killed his own mother and sister.