# Clotilda — The History of Henry Esmond character guide

> Clotilda in The History of Henry Esmond by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the lovely Clotilda, The gentle Clotilda

**First appearance:** 0031-xiii-i-meet-an-old-acquaintance-in-flanders-and-find-my-mother-s-grave-and-my-own-cradle-there

## Who they are

A young woman Frank Castlewood marries while abroad in Flanders.

## In the story

### [VIII: I Travel to France and Bring Home a Portrait of Rigaud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_henry_esmond_se/chapters/viii-i-travel-to-france-and-bring-home-a-portrait-of-rigaud)

Frank's wife, described as clinging to him; her family imposes on Frank's hospitality in Brussels.

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