# Lady Montbarry — The Haunted Hotel character guide

> Lady Montbarry in The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Montbarry, the new Lady Montbarry, Young Lady Montbarry

**First appearance:** 0001-the-haunted-hotel

## Who they are

The new Lady Montbarry, black-robed and glittering-eyed, arrives at Agnes's door with a question — and a reputation that precedes her across Europe.

## Relationships

### [Agnes Lockwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/agnes_lockwood)

_family_

Agnes is the devoted former fiancée of the late Lord Montbarry and maintains a respectful, sorrowful bond with his mother, Lady Montbarry.

### [Mrs. Ferrari](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/mrs_ferrari)

_professional_

Lady Montbarry employs Mrs. Ferrari as a servant, but their interactions are marked by mutual suspicion and hidden secrets.

### [Henry Westwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/henry_westwick)

_family_

Henry is Lady Montbarry's son, and their relationship is strained by grief and the dark secrets surrounding the family.

### [Francis Westwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/francis_westwick)

_family_

Francis is Lady Montbarry's son, and their relationship is marked by his attempts to protect her from the family's scandal.

### [Henry Westwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/henry_westwick)

_family_

Henry is Lady Montbarry's son, and their relationship is strained by grief and the dark secrets surrounding the family.

### [Mrs. Ferrari](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/mrs_ferrari)

_professional_

Lady Montbarry employs Mrs. Ferrari as a servant, but their interactions are marked by mutual suspicion and hidden secrets.

### [Agnes Lockwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/agnes_lockwood)

_family_

Agnes is the devoted former fiancée of the late Lord Montbarry and maintains a respectful, sorrowful bond with his mother, Lady Montbarry.

### [Agnes Lockwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/agnes_lockwood)

_family_

Agnes is the devoted former fiancée of the late Lord Montbarry and maintains a respectful, sorrowful bond with his mother, Lady Montbarry.

### [Henry Westwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/henry_westwick)

_family_

Henry is Lady Montbarry's son, and their relationship is strained by grief and the dark secrets surrounding the family.

### [Mrs. Ferrari](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/mrs_ferrari)

_professional_

Lady Montbarry employs Mrs. Ferrari as a servant, but their interactions are marked by mutual suspicion and hidden secrets.

### [Francis Westwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/francis_westwick)

_family_

Francis is Lady Montbarry's son, and their relationship is marked by his attempts to protect her from the family's scandal.

### [Francis Westwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/francis_westwick)

_family_

Francis is Lady Montbarry's son, and their relationship is marked by his attempts to protect her from the family's scandal.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/v)

Accompanies her husband to Italy; described as gracious but involved in suspicious circumstances surrounding Ferrari's disappearance.

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

Announces Lord Montbarry's death through solicitors; advised by lawyers to leave for London; Baron Rivar may accompany her.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/viii)

Interviewed by the Commissioners; described as worn and ill, she provides details of Lord Montbarry's illness and her care for him.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/xi)

Lady Montbarry confronts Agnes, asking about Ferrari's use of Agnes's name. She displays fear and a sense of retribution, claiming Agnes is the instrument of her doom.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/xiv)

Hosts Miss Haldane's visit and becomes friendly with the Carbury household.

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

Writes to Agnes from Paris, persuading Lord Montbarry to continue to Venice and requesting Agnes to bring the children.

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

Lady Montbarry remains in Paris with the Montbarrys; she advises Henry to wait and trust in time, and promises to help him with Agnes.

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

Lady Montbarry arranges the room swap and later tries to comfort little Marian after the blood spot incident.

## Links

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