# Captain Frederick Wentworth — Persuasion character guide

> Captain Frederick Wentworth in Persuasion by Jane Austen.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Captain Wentworth, Wentworth, Frederick Wentworth, Frederick, IX Captain Wentworth

**First appearance:** 0003-iv

## Who they are

A naval officer and Anne's former fiancé, now wealthy and seeking a wife.

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