# Princess Olivia — The Luck of Barry Lyndon character guide

> Princess Olivia in The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Olivia, the poor Princess Olivia

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

## Who they are

A German princess whose tenderness turns to contempt between one Mall stroll and the next, and whose fortune Barry means to spend.

## Relationships

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

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Magny is Princess Olivia's lover, engaging in a passionate but secret affair.

### [Prince Victor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/prince_victor)

_family_

Prince Victor is Princess Olivia's husband, but their marriage is cold and formal, with Olivia seeking affection elsewhere.

### [Nick the Huntsman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/nick_the_huntsman)

_professional_

Nick the Huntsman is a servant to Princess Olivia, often involved in facilitating her secret meetings.

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

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Magny is Princess Olivia's lover, engaging in a passionate but secret affair.

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

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Magny is Princess Olivia's lover, engaging in a passionate but secret affair.

### [Prince Victor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/prince_victor)

_family_

Prince Victor is Princess Olivia's husband, but their marriage is cold and formal, with Olivia seeking affection elsewhere.

### [Nick the Huntsman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/nick_the_huntsman)

_professional_

Nick the Huntsman is a servant to Princess Olivia, often involved in facilitating her secret meetings.

### [Prince Victor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/prince_victor)

_family_

Prince Victor is Princess Olivia's husband, but their marriage is cold and formal, with Olivia seeking affection elsewhere.

## In the story

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

Hereditary Princess; capricious, extravagant, and hostile to Countess Ida; dislikes Barry.

### [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)

Supports Barry's suit but is dangerously attached to Magny.

### [XII: Tragical History of Princess of X⸺](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/xii-tragical-history-of-princess-of-x)

The tragic Princess of X⸺; imprisoned by her husband, she publicly accuses him of murder and is forcibly restrained.

## Links

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