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| title = Lady Surrey | | title = Lady Surrey | ||
| dob = 11th December 1783 | | dob = 11th December 1783 | ||
| father = Lawrence Blakeney | | father = [[Lawrence Blakeney]] | ||
| fatherrank = Marquess of Wadham | | fatherrank = Marquess of Wadham | ||
| mother = Elizabeth Blakeney | | mother = [[Elizabeth Blakeney]] | ||
| motherrank = Marchioness of Wadham | | motherrank = Marchioness of Wadham | ||
| noblehouse = [[Marquessate of Wadham]], [[Earldom of Rotherham]], [[Viscountcy of Surrey]] | | noblehouse = [[Marquessate of Wadham]], [[Earldom of Rotherham]], [[Viscountcy of Surrey]] | ||
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'''Cordelia, Lady Surrey''' was born Lady Cordelia Blakeney and is the only daughter of the [[Marquessate of Wadham|Marquess of Wadham]]. She married [[Richard Fitzgerald II|Lord Surrey]] soon after debuting. It was not a | '''Cordelia, Lady Surrey''' was born Lady Cordelia Blakeney and is the only daughter of the [[Marquessate of Wadham|Marquess of Wadham]]. She married [[Richard Fitzgerald II|Lord Surrey]] soon after debuting. It was not a love match but the two are well suited and it is a reasonably happy marriage. She dislikes the apparently hoydenish and wilful behaviour of her sisters-in-law, [[Viola Fitzgerald|Viola]] and [[Olivia Fitzgerald|Olivia]]. She is good friends with the [[Augusta Harpole|Duchess of Leicester]]. Her cousin [[Sophia Blakeney]] debuted in 1809. | ||
''Cordelia is a NPC belonging to [[Rose]].'' | |||
Nowadays, Cordelia would receive a diagnosis of Asperger's. Her rigid adherence to the rules of etiquette is a learned skill which combined with her prodigious knowledge of the lineages of the British peerage and precedence drawn from an extensive study of Debrett's make her seem particularly proud and obsessed with status, though it also gives her the ability to navigate high society with the appearance of ease, her high rank and strict sense of propriety making her as good as untouchable. She finds it difficult to interpret people's meaning from their facial expressions and finds metaphors, sarcasm and irony difficult to understand, though she has grown able to perceive when people are speaking in this way. She has consequently found it difficult to integrate herself with her husband's family, who delight in wordplay. She becomes very anxious when faced with situations and people she does not understand which she expresses in aloofness and sometimes rudeness. She is an exquisite sewer and is rarely found without some embroidery in her hand. She has always done her duty towards her husband and her children and while she is not warmly affectionate in a way that her in-laws appreciate, she is truly fond of them all and proud of her children. [[Richard Fitzgerald II|Lord Surrey]] is one of the few people she absolutely trusts to look after her and take her side and whose guidance she will follow without a murmur. This contributes towards her anxiety when faced with his relatives for she wants to please them for her husband's sake, but finds that so difficult when she does not understand them at all and they do not behave the way she thinks is appropriate for people of their station in life. | |||
''Cordelia is a NPC belonging to [[Rose]] and cannot be played because she is in Cheshire recovering from childbirth.'' | |||
[[Category:NPCs|Fitzgerald]] [[Category:Viscountesses]] [[Category:Married Ladies]] [[Category:Debutantes of 1801]] [[Category:Mothers]] [[Category:Births in 1783]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:53, 13 February 2017
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| Full Name | Cordelia Fitzgerald, Lady Surrey |
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| Associated Noble House(s) | Marquessate of Wadham, Earldom of Rotherham, Viscountcy of Surrey |
| Date of Birth | 11th December 1783 |
| Father | Lawrence Blakeney |
| Father's Rank | Marquess of Wadham |
| Mother | Elizabeth Blakeney |
| Mother's Rank | Marchioness of Wadham |
| Town Residence | {{{residence}}} |
| Year of Debut | 1801 |
| Dowry | £35,000 |
| Year of Marriage | 1801 |
| Spouse | Richard Fitzgerald |
| Spouse's Rank | Viscount Surrey |
| Issue | Henry (1805), Madeleine (1808), Mortimer (1811) |
Cordelia, Lady Surrey was born Lady Cordelia Blakeney and is the only daughter of the Marquess of Wadham. She married Lord Surrey soon after debuting. It was not a love match but the two are well suited and it is a reasonably happy marriage. She dislikes the apparently hoydenish and wilful behaviour of her sisters-in-law, Viola and Olivia. She is good friends with the Duchess of Leicester. Her cousin Sophia Blakeney debuted in 1809.
Nowadays, Cordelia would receive a diagnosis of Asperger's. Her rigid adherence to the rules of etiquette is a learned skill which combined with her prodigious knowledge of the lineages of the British peerage and precedence drawn from an extensive study of Debrett's make her seem particularly proud and obsessed with status, though it also gives her the ability to navigate high society with the appearance of ease, her high rank and strict sense of propriety making her as good as untouchable. She finds it difficult to interpret people's meaning from their facial expressions and finds metaphors, sarcasm and irony difficult to understand, though she has grown able to perceive when people are speaking in this way. She has consequently found it difficult to integrate herself with her husband's family, who delight in wordplay. She becomes very anxious when faced with situations and people she does not understand which she expresses in aloofness and sometimes rudeness. She is an exquisite sewer and is rarely found without some embroidery in her hand. She has always done her duty towards her husband and her children and while she is not warmly affectionate in a way that her in-laws appreciate, she is truly fond of them all and proud of her children. Lord Surrey is one of the few people she absolutely trusts to look after her and take her side and whose guidance she will follow without a murmur. This contributes towards her anxiety when faced with his relatives for she wants to please them for her husband's sake, but finds that so difficult when she does not understand them at all and they do not behave the way she thinks is appropriate for people of their station in life.
Cordelia is a NPC belonging to Rose and cannot be played because she is in Cheshire recovering from childbirth.