# Duchess of York — Richard II character guide

> Duchess of York in Richard II by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Duchess, Duchess Nay

**First appearance:** 0019-act-v-scene-i

## Who they are

York's wife, who pleads for her son Aumerle's life before Bolingbroke.

## In the story

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/richard_ii_se/chapters/act-v-scene-ii)

Listens to York's account, pleads for her son Aumerle, and later urges him to ride ahead to beg pardon.

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/richard_ii_se/chapters/act-v-scene-iii)

Pleads passionately for her son Aumerle's pardon, kneeling and arguing with York.

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