# Princess Eiderstrom — The Great Impersonation character guide

> Princess Eiderstrom in The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Stephanie, Princess, Stephanie Eiderstrom, the Princess Stephanie of Eiderstrom

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A rich, imperious widow who corners Dominey in a restaurant, summons him to Belgrave Square, and insists he is the lover she lost.

## Who they are

The Princess mistakes Dominey for Sigismund Devinter, his Oxford double, and refuses to accept his denials — she has loved Leopold Von Ragastein, she says, and this man wears his face. She tests him with memory, with old endearments, and finally with a kiss that she treats as proof. Her certainty is dangerous because it is partly right, and because a woman that powerful, that wounded, and that unafraid of scandal can expose a man who needs every hour he can buy.

## In the story

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_impersonation_se/chapters/vi)

Princess Eiderstrom is discussed as a potential romantic complication; Seaman visits her to set boundaries.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_impersonation_se/chapters/vii)

Passionately confronts Dominey in the car, pleading for him to reveal his true identity as Leopold; refuses to accept his denial.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_impersonation_se/chapters/xv)

Expected to arrive at Dominey Hall; the Duchess is irritated by her impending visit and her past association with Baron Von Ragastein.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_impersonation_se/chapters/xvi)

Confronts Dominey in the library, expresses her bruised heart and enduring love for Leopold, and presents a letter from the Kaiser commanding their marriage.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_impersonation_se/chapters/xvii)

Mentioned as having gone to her room in a tantrum after Dominey left her to welcome Rosamund.

### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_impersonation_se/chapters/xx)

Presses Dominey about their relationship, feeling slighted; warns him about overplaying his part; is observed by Caroline as being fixated on Dominey.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_impersonation_se/chapters/xxi)

Summons Seaman imperiously as they emerge into the hall.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_impersonation_se/chapters/xxii)

Tests Dominey with a kiss, declares he is not Leopold, threatens mischief, and retires early with a headache.

### [Chapter XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_impersonation_se/chapters/xxiii)

Departs suddenly from the house party; announces she will take a sea voyage to Africa; harbors bitterness over Dominey's prioritization of duty.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_impersonation_se/chapters/xxv)

Returning from Africa, cables Terniloff about important information; her journey was mysterious.

### [Chapter XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_impersonation_se/chapters/xxvi)

Referenced in the Kaiser's approval of Dominey's refusal to marry her.

### [Chapter XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_impersonation_se/chapters/xxix)

Passionately urges Seaman and Schmidt to act against Dominey, but is thwarted by Pelham's intervention.

## Links

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