# Madame St. Laurent — Queen Victoria character guide

> Madame St. Laurent in Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-i-antecedents

## Who they are

Long-time mistress of the Duke of Kent.

## In the story

### [I: Antecedents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/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.

### [Chapter III: The Duke of Kent's Dilemma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/iii)

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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