Duchess of Holdernesse
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Fictional character.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- The Duchess of Holdernesse, born Edith Appledore, was the wife of the Duke of Holdernesse, married in 1888 (PRIO 39).
- Her marriage had not been a peaceful one, and the matter had ended in a separation by mutual consent, the Duchess taking up her residence in the South of France (PRIO 63).
- James Wilder used her name to lure Arthur to the moor (PRIO 770).
- The Duke of Holdernesse wrote to her to reconcile (PRIO 830).
