Pride and Prejudice
Anne de Bourgh
Lady Catherine's daughter
Lady Catherine's pale, silent daughter. Her mother has long intended her to marry Darcy.
Anne de Bourgh is twenty, the sickly and silent daughter of Lady Catherine. She sits beside her mother at Rosings, frail and pale, and rarely says anything. Her mother's strong personality fills most of the room that they share.
In the family's plans, Anne is meant to marry her cousin Darcy, and Lady Catherine has talked of it since the two were infants. Anne herself is a figure in the background, and the story never shows her wishes.
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Anne appears at the dinner at Rosings when Elizabeth first meets Lady Catherine. She says little, and her mother dominates the conversation.
Her importance is in what others say about her. Lady Catherine drives to Longbourn to insist that Elizabeth stay away from Darcy because he is meant for Miss de Bourgh. Elizabeth refuses to promise anything, and Darcy marries Elizabeth instead.
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