I'm not entirely sure this correct. I was taught explicitly that les pronoms relatifs composés are NOT used with verbs. If the «de» is attached to a verb one should always use «dont».
Duquel/ de qui avec les verbes
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Maeve B.Kwiziq community member
Duquel/ de qui avec les verbes
This question relates to:French lesson "De qui/dont/duquel = of/about whom, of/about which - with prepositional verbs with "de" (French Relative Pronouns)"
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Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Here is a summary when to use dont and when duquel/de laquelle/desquels/desquelles:
https://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-105504.php
Alan G. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
My grammar book agrees with the Kwiziq lesson here, but says that dont is more common. Using duquel with a verb is perhaps largely restricted to literature. According to CNRTL, it can substitute for dont:
2. [En emploi littér., par souci de clarté; en fonction de compl. de subst., d'adj., de verbe ou de loc. verbale]
https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/duquel
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