Hector Hulot uses the name "d'Ervy" to signify the place of his birth. Hulot is the husband of Adeline Fischer and the father of Victorin Hulot and Countess Hortense Steinbock. By marriage, he is the cousin of Bette Fischer and the nephew of Johann Fischer. Hector is the younger brother of the Marshal Hulot the Comte de Forzheim. In his younger years, Hulot was extremely handsome. Tall, slim and blue-eyed, Hector and young Adeline made a picture perfect couple.