Conte zio

Machine-translated from the Italian article

Count Uncle (Il conte zio) is a fictional character in I promessi sposi, the novel by Alessandro Manzoni. He is an uncle that Don Rodrigo has in common with Count Attilio. We first meet him in Chapter XI, but he enters the action of the story in Chapter XVIII, right at the midpoint of the book, and is presented in a reversed manner compared to the usual: first there is his direct description by the omniscient narrator, then the verification of those traits "in the field", thanks to the conversation with the provincial father.