Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Also known as: Her Ladyship / Lady Catherine / her Ladyship · Family: de Bourgh · Role: patroness · First appears: Chapter 13

Chapter 13

protégé: Mr. Collins 〈having received ordination at Easter, I have been so fortunate as to be distinguished by the patronage of the Right Honourable Lady Catherine de Bourgh, widow of Sir Lewis de Bourgh〉

child: Miss de Bourgh 〈She has one only daughter, the heiress of Rosings, and of very extensive property.〉

younger kin: Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Lady Anne Darcy were sisters; consequently that she is aunt to the present Mr. Darcy.〉
siblings with Lady Anne Darcy 〈Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Lady Anne Darcy were sisters;〉

with Mrs. Jenkinson (Mrs. Jenkinson lives with Lady Catherine de Bourgh and her daughter.) 〈The old lady is Mrs. Jenkinson, who lives with them.〉
with Elizabeth Bennet (Lady Catherine is reported to include Elizabeth in her invitations.) 〈I have scarcely any hesitation in saying that she will include you and my sister Maria in every invitation with which she honours us during your stay here.〉
with Maria Lucas (Lady Catherine is reported to include Maria in her invitations.) 〈I have scarcely any hesitation in saying that she will include you and my sister Maria in every invitation with which she honours us during your stay here.〉
with Charlotte Lucas (Lady Catherine is Charlotte’s attentive neighbour.) 〈Lady Catherine is a very respectable, sensible woman, indeed,” added Charlotte, “and a most attentive neighbour.”〉

protégé: Miss Pope 〈I am always glad to get a young person well placed out. Four nieces of Mrs. Jenkinson are most delightfully situated through my means; and it was but the other day that I recommended another young person, who was merely accidentally mentioned to me, and the family are quite delighted with her. Mrs. Collins, did I tell you of Lady Metcalfe’s calling yesterday to thank me? She finds Miss Pope a treasure.〉

younger kin: Colonel Fitzwilliam 〈There were two nephews of Lady Catherine to require them, for Mr. Darcy had brought with him a Colonel Fitzwilliam, the younger son of his uncle, Lord ----;〉

younger kin: Colonel Fitzwilliam 〈sometimes separately, sometimes together, and now and then accompanied by their aunt.〉
younger kin: Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈sometimes separately, sometimes together, and now and then accompanied by their aunt.〉

younger kin: Georgiana Darcy 〈When my niece Georgiana went to Ramsgate last summer, I made a point of her having two men-servants go with her.〉
with Fitzwilliam Darcy (interaction) 〈But I am particularly attached to these young men; and know them to be so much attached to me!〉
with Colonel (interaction) 〈But I am particularly attached to these young men; and know them to be so much attached to me!〉

younger kin: Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈I am almost the nearest relation he has in the world, and am entitled to know all his dearest concerns.〉
with Elizabeth Bennet (Lady Catherine attempts to interfere with Elizabeth's prospective marriage to Darcy.) 〈I came to try you. I hoped to find you reasonable; but depend upon it I will carry my point.〉

younger kin: Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈Lady Catherine had been rendered so exceedingly angry by the contents of her nephew’s letter〉

younger kin: Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈Lady Catherine was extremely indignant on the marriage of her nephew; and as she gave way to all the genuine frankness of her character, in her reply to the letter which announced its arrangement, she sent him language so very abusive, especially of Elizabeth, that for some time all intercourse was at an end.〉

Extracted from the original text of Pride and Prejudice. Made with Rho MD.