# Lady Burlesdon — The Prisoner of Zenda character guide

> Lady Burlesdon in The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Burlesdon

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-rassendylls-with-a-word-on-the-elphbergs

## Who they are

Rudolf's sister, who disapproves of his idle ways.

## Relationships

### [Colonel Sapt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prisoner_of_zenda_se/characters/colonel_sapt)

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Sapt interacts with Lady Burlesdon as part of the courtly and familial circles surrounding the royal intrigue.

### [Colonel Sapt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prisoner_of_zenda_se/characters/colonel_sapt)

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Sapt interacts with Lady Burlesdon as part of the courtly and familial circles surrounding the royal intrigue.

## In the story

### [I: The Rassendylls—with a Word on the Elphbergs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prisoner_of_zenda_se/chapters/i-the-rassendylls-with-a-word-on-the-elphbergs)

Rudolf's sister-in-law, Rose, who is annoyed by his red hair and lack of ambition, and urges him to take a diplomatic post.

### [XXII: Present, Past—and Future?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prisoner_of_zenda_se/chapters/xxii-present-past-and-future)

Despairs of Rassendyll's quiet, unsociable life.

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