Baroness Lehzen
Queen Victoria's governess and confidante, wielding considerable influence during her early reign.
Core Belief
"Virtue, duty, and propriety are the highest values. She believes in the importance of religious education and strict moral discipline."
Worldview
Shaped by her upbringing in Hanover, she sees the world through a lens of traditional morality and social conservatism.
Personality
Stern, virtuous, and devoted, but also narrow-minded, provincial, and jealous. She is fiercely protective of Victoria and determined to instill in her a strong sense of duty and propriety.
In Their Own Words
"It is a great pity that a person endowed with so much talent, as Mrs. Butler really is, should turn it to so little account and publish a book which is so full of trash and nonsense which can only do her harm."
"It is a very fine book indeed. Just the sort of one I like; which is just plain and comprehensible and full of truth and good feeling."
"I felt that my confirmation was one of the most solemn and important events and acts in my life; and that I trusted that it might have a salutary effect on my mind."
Other Characters from Queen Victoria
Alexandrina Victoria
Queen of England, initially naive but grows into a strong and determined ruler.
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Husband of Queen Victoria, initially an outsider but becomes a key advisor and influence.
William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne
Prime Minister of England and Victoria's first significant advisor.
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