# Lady Southdown — Vanity Fair character guide

> Lady Southdown in Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the strong-minded Lady Southdown, old Southdown, my Lady Southdown

**First appearance:** 0045-xlv-between-hampshire-and-london

## Who they are

Pious, domineering mother of Lady Jane who meddles in the Crawley household.

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