# Princess Liza Bolkónskaya — War and Peace character guide

> Princess Liza Bolkónskaya in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Liza, Princess Liza, angel Liza, Madame Elizabeth

**First appearance:** 0005-ii

## Who they are

The charming, superficial wife of Prince Andrei, who dies in childbirth.

## In the story

### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/war_and_peace/chapters/xxvi)

Andrei's wife. She is pregnant, talkative, and merrily navigates the social greetings. Her mood shifts quickly to tears when discussing her condition and Andrei's departure.

### [Anatole's Visit to Bald Hills](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/war_and_peace/chapters/iv)

Resumes her coquettish social habits effortlessly; leads the lighthearted, false 'reminiscences' to animate the conversation.

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