Queen Victoria · Character
Madame St. Laurent
Long-time mistress of the Duke of Kent.
minor
First appearance: I: Antecedents
Madame St. Laurent shows up with force in I: Antecedents. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Longtime companion of the Duke of Kent; their relationship ends when the Duke marries to produce an heir, and her subsequent fate is not recorded.
Madame St. Laurent first appears in 0002 i antecedents.
In I: Antecedents: Longtime companion of the Duke of Kent; their relationship ends when the Duke marries to produce an heir, and her subsequent fate is not recorded.
Later, in Chapter III: The Duke of Kent's Dilemma: The Duke of Kent's long-term companion of 27 years, whose emotional distress upon learning of his potential marriage is vividly described; her subsequent fate is unknown.
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- Other
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- Early Court Circle
- Extended Court and Historical Figures
- Assassins and Reformers
- Foreign Monarchs and Favorites
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Madame St. Laurent in I: Antecedents