# Countess Ida — The Luck of Barry Lyndon character guide

> Countess Ida in The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The Countess Ida

**First appearance:** 0013-xii-tragical-history-of-princess-of-x

## Who they are

A guarded German countess at the court of X⸺, whose fortune and melancholy make her the object of Barry's scheming courtship and the court's watchful gossip.

## Relationships

### [Chevalier de Magny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/chevalier_de_magny)

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Magny courts Countess Ida as a secondary romantic interest, creating a love triangle.

### [Chevalier de Magny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/chevalier_de_magny)

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Magny courts Countess Ida as a secondary romantic interest, creating a love triangle.

## In the story

### [More Runs of Luck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/x-more-runs-of-luck)

Rich heiress pursued by Barry; described as silent, pale, and awkward, with a thwarted prior attachment.

### [XI: In Which the Luck Goes Against Barry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/xi-in-which-the-luck-goes-against-barry)

The heiress Barry pursues; she is indifferent to him due to her attachment to another.

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