# Duchess of Medway — Lord Peter Views the Body character guide

> Duchess of Medway in Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Duchess of Medway, Duchess, the Dowager Duchess of Medway

**First appearance:** 0011-the-adventurous-exploit-of-the-cave-of-ali-baba

## Who they are

Lord Peter's mother, appearing in the cave of Ali Baba.

## Relationships

### [Lord Peter Wimsey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/characters/lord_peter_wimsey)

_social_

The Duchess of Medway is an aristocratic social acquaintance of Lord Peter.

### [Lord Peter Wimsey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/characters/lord_peter_wimsey)

_social_

The Duchess of Medway is an aristocratic social acquaintance of Lord Peter.

### [Lord Peter Wimsey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/characters/lord_peter_wimsey)

_social_

The Duchess of Medway is an aristocratic social acquaintance of Lord Peter.

## In the story

### [The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-entertaining-episode-of-the-article-in-question)

Hosts Lord Peter for a visit, discussing her granddaughter Sylvia's wedding and the family diamonds, which are later involved in the crime.

### [The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_peter_views_the_body_se/chapters/the-adventurous-exploit-of-the-cave-of-ali-baba)

Mentioned as the testator's mother and beneficiary in the will.

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