# The Lady Baussiere — The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman character guide

> The Lady Baussiere in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lady Baussiere

**First appearance:** 0200-xxiii

## Who they are

A French noblewoman mentioned in a comic anecdote.

## In the story

### [Slawkenbergius's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/slawkenbergius-s-tale)

Not directly mentioned in excerpts; omitted as no clear match.

### [The Fragment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/the-fragment)

A lady of the court who rides on unmoved by pleas for charity, and later moralizes on La Fosseuse's text.

### [Chapter XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xl)

Mentioned in connection with a digression during Tristram's trip to Navarre.

### [Chapter XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxii)

Implied as the abbess of Andoüillets, leading the interaction.

### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxiv)

The abbess of Andoüillets, who is horrified by the sinful nature of the words but asks to hear them whispered.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxv)

The abbess of Andoüillets, who turns casuist and leads the attempt to command the mules.

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