Duchess of Cornwall - Literary References

Literary References

  • Shakespeare's King Lear includes the character "Regan, Duchess of Cornwall", Lear's second daughter.
  • Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon included the fictional character Morgaine as the Duchess of Cornwall through inheritance.
  • Igraine, mother of King Arthur, was Duchess of Cornwall when she caught the eye of King Uther Pendragon in many retellings of Arthurian legend.

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