▁dies ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁that . ▁After ▁her ▁death , ▁Fab rice ▁ret ires ▁to ▁the ▁tit ular ▁Char ter house ▁of ▁Par ma ▁( a ▁Car th us ian ▁monaster y ), ▁where ▁he ▁sp ends ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁he ▁also ▁dies . ▁G ina , ▁the ▁Count ess ▁Mos ca , ▁who ▁had ▁always ▁loved ▁Fab rice , ▁dies ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁after ▁that . ▁The ▁novel ▁ends ▁with ▁the ▁ep ith et ▁" To ▁the ▁Happy ▁F ew ." ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁The ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁are ▁frequently ▁referred ▁to ▁only ▁by ▁their ▁title ▁of ▁nob ility ▁and ▁sometimes ▁by ▁their ▁last ▁name . ▁Furthermore , ▁both ▁of ▁these ▁change ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁due ▁to ▁mar ri ages ▁and ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁titles . ▁ ▁The ▁del ▁D ong os ▁ ▁Fab rice ▁( aka ▁Fab riz io ) ▁del ▁D ongo , ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁March ese ▁del ▁D ongo ▁from ▁castle ▁G ri anta ▁on ▁Lake ▁Como ▁in ▁the ▁Lomb ardo - V en et ian ▁Kingdom . ▁Later ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁M ons ign or . ▁He ▁assumes ▁several ▁ali ases ▁and ▁uses ▁false ▁pass ports , ▁including ▁V asi ▁( a ▁deal er ▁in ▁bar om eters ), ▁B oul ot ▁( a ▁dece ased ▁French ▁h uss ar ), ▁G ile tt i , ▁and ▁Giuseppe ▁Bos si . ▁ ▁March esa ▁del ▁D ongo , ▁Fab rice ' s ▁mother , ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the