Genevieve Cavendish

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> ### Name
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> Genevieve Katherine Cavendish
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> ### Alias
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> * Vi (nickname)
> * Genevieve Duchanne (married name)
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> ### Birth
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> May 2nd, 1935 in Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia
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> ### Age
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> * 81 (as of 2016)
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> Physical Information
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> ### Gender
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> Female
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> ### Hair color
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> Black (now Gray)
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> ### Eye color
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> Gray
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> ### Bloodtype
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> O-
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> ### Height
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> * 5'9 (in youth)
> * 5'6 (currently)
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> Relationship Information
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> ### Relative(s)
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> * Beaufort Cavendish (oldest son) †
> * Vanessa Cavendish (granddaughter)
> * Sidra Bell (adopted great-granddaughter)
> * Perdita Cavendish (granddaughter)
> * Duncan Tengyuan (great-grandson)
> * Isadora Tengyuan (great-granddaughter)
> * Paris Tengyuan (great-grandson)
> * Beaufort Cavendish II (grandson)
> * Claribel Cavendish (granddaughter)
> * Caroline Cavendish (youngest daughter)
> * Colbert Duchanne (older brother)
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> ### Significant Other(s)
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> * Niall Greenbriar (longtime paramour, love of her life)
> * Earl Cavendish (ex-husband)
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> “With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.”
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> ― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
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**Genevieve Katherine Cavendish** *nee* **Duchanne** is the legal wife of Earl Cavendish, but due to his infertility and bad temper she had an affair with Niall Greenbriar a Fae. She is the younger sister to Colbert.

She is the mother of Beaufort and Caroline. Genevieve would also adopt and raised her grandchildren Vanessa, Perdita, Beau and Claribel.

## Appearance

Genevieve is a woman in her late sixties who is the epitome of the Southern Women always ready with food and drink and helpful words. Despite being 5'9" in her youth she is now 5'6", has pale wrinkly skin, grey hair and thin hands.

Genevieve was described as incredibly beautiful in her youth, with round grey eyes, strong cheekbones, a diamond shaped face, and long black hair.

## Etymology

* Genevieve is the English form of Geneviève, which is from the medieval name *Genovefa*, which is of uncertain origin. It could be derived from the Germanic elements *kuni* "kin, family" and *wefa* "wife, woman". Alternatively, it could be of Gaulish origin, from the related Celtic element *genos* "kin, family" combined with a second element of unknown meaning. This name was borne by Saint Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris, who inspired the city to resist the Huns in the 5th century.
* Katherine is from the Greek name *Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine)*. The etymology is debated: it could derive from an earlier Greek name *Ἑκατερινη (Hekaterine)*, itself from *ἑκάτερος (hekateros)* meaning "each of the two"; it could derive from the name of the goddess Hecate; it could be related to Greek *αἰκία (aikia)* meaning "torture"; or it could be from a Coptic name meaning "my consecration of your name". In the early Christian era, it became associated with Greek *καθαρός (katharos)* meaning "pure", and the Latin spelling was changed from *Katerina* to *Katharina* to reflect this.
* Duchanne is possibly a variant of Duchenne it possibly originates from the ancient Norse word '*dokkr*' meaning a small, steep valley, which is also believed to be one of the interpretations in France.
* Cavendish is an English surname, deriving from a place name in Suffolk. Etymologically, it is believed to derive from Old English Cafa/Cafna, a personal byname from caf "bold, daring", plus edisc "enclosure; enclosed pasture".

## Trivia

* She is associated with the Yellow Rose, a symbol of friendship, apology, intense emotion, undying love, extreme betrayal, a broken heart, infidelity, jealousy
* Genevieve is of Northern French descent.
* She is a WASP.
* She doesn't like pork.
* Genevieve's favorite meal is sweet potato dumplings with red beans and rice.
	+ Her second favorite meal is salmon croquettes with poke salad and cheesy grits.
* She hates alcohol.
* Despite being born in Viriginia she was raised between New York City and Baton Rouge.
* Genevieve was from a wealthy family and was able to hide a lot of her money from her husband and son.