Colonel Fitzwilliam

Also known as: my cousin · Family: Fitzwilliam · Role: colonel · First appears: Chapter 30

Colonel Fitzwilliam is one of Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s nephews and Fitzwilliam Darcy’s cousin, brought by Fitzwilliam Darcy as the younger son of his uncle, Lord ----. “There were two nephews of Lady Catherine to require them,” including Colonel Fitzwilliam.

At Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s residence, Elizabeth Bennet catches his fancy, and it becomes plain that he visits because he takes pleasure in the company there. He is also joined with Fitzwilliam Darcy in the guardianship of Georgiana Darcy, and he walks towards the Parsonage with Elizabeth Bennet.

Relationship record

Life events

• Fitzwilliam Darcy arrived at Rosings accompanied by Colonel Fitzwilliam.(Ch.30 · 📍 Rosings)
  • With: Fitzwilliam Darcy Colonel Fitzwilliam
  • “His arrival was soon known at the Parsonage; for Mr. Collins was walking the whole morning within view of the lodges opening into Hunsford Lane, in order to have the earliest assurance of it; and, after making his bow as the carriage turned into the park, hurried home with the great intelligence. On the following morning he hastened to Rosings to pay his respects. 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 ----;”
• Fitzwilliam Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam visited the Parsonage with Mr. Collins.(Ch.30 · 📍 Parsonage)
  • With: Fitzwilliam Darcy Colonel Fitzwilliam Mr. Collins Elizabeth Bennet
  • “Elizabeth had scarcely time to disclaim all right to the compliment before their approach was announced by the door-bell, and shortly afterwards the three gentlemen entered the room.”
• Fitzwilliam Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam begin visiting the Parsonage almost every day.(Ch.32 · 📍 Parsonage)
  • With: Fitzwilliam Darcy Colonel Fitzwilliam
  • “the two cousins found a temptation from this period of walking thither almost every day.”
• Colonel Fitzwilliam reveals that Darcy claimed to have saved a friend from an imprudent marriage.(Ch.33)
  • With: Colonel Fitzwilliam Fitzwilliam Darcy Charles Bingley
  • “What he told me was merely this: that he congratulated himself on having lately saved a friend from the inconveniences of a most imprudent marriage, but without mentioning names or any other particulars; and I only suspected it to be Bingley from believing him the kind of young man to get into a scrape of that sort, and from knowing them to have been together the whole of last summer.”
• Colonel Fitzwilliam reveals that he shares guardianship of Miss Darcy with Darcy.(Ch.33)
  • With: Colonel Fitzwilliam Fitzwilliam Darcy Georgiana Darcy
  • “I am joined with him in the guardianship of Miss Darcy.”

Chapter 30

• elder kin: Lady Catherine de Bourgh “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 ----;”
• cousins with Fitzwilliam Darcy “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 ----;”

Chapter 31

• cousins with Fitzwilliam Darcy “Your cousin will give you a very pretty notion of me, and teach you not to believe a word I say.”
• with Elizabeth Bennet (Colonel Fitzwilliam is attracted to Elizabeth.) “Mrs. Collins’s pretty friend had, moreover, caught his fancy very much.”

Chapter 32

• admired: Elizabeth Bennet “It was plain to them all that Colonel Fitzwilliam came because he had pleasure in their society”
• elder kin: Lady Catherine de Bourgh “sometimes separately, sometimes together, and now and then accompanied by their aunt.”

Chapter 33

• ward: Georgiana Darcy “I am joined with him in the guardianship of Miss Darcy.”
• with Elizabeth Bennet (interaction) “And accordingly she did turn, and they walked towards the Parsonage together.”

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