This famous General was also known for marrying a woman who had a reputation for being 'a bit loose', but instead of everyone's fears being justified, the relationship turned out to be a successful lifelong marriage. His love for his wife is used in the book as providing awareness of the effects on a man of a successful seduction. In this case, the effect was lifelong. His political and military success show his own excellence at seduction, predominantly of members of the same gender within the government but also of the people he conquered as France's leader.