Catherine

**Catherine** is the oldest daughter of Duchess Danton and stepdaughter of Duke Foyer. She is the older sister of Jeanne and older stepsister of Cinderella.

## Character information

### **Personality**

**Formerly:** Vain, haughty, selfish, spoiled, envious, mean, cruel, lazy
**At the end:** Good, kind-hearted, selfless, gentle

### **Appearance**

Slender, fair skin, wavy black hair, red lips

### **Goal**

To make Cinderella's life miserable (failed; formerly)
To married Prince Charles (failed; formerly)

### **Relatives**

Duchess Danton (mother)
Unnamed father †
Duke Foyer (stepfather)
Jeanne (younger sister)
Cinderella (stepsister)
Prince Charles (stepbrother-in-law)

### **Likes**

Make Cinderella suffer, make Cinderella's life miserable (formerly), rich

### **Fate**

Make peace with Cinderella, end her spoiled ways

## Background

Catherine is the eldest daughter of Duchess Danton. She became the stepdaughter of Duke Foyer when he married her mother and Cinderella is her stepsister.

## Physical appearance

Catherina is a beautiful young woman with brown hair, blue eyes, and fair skin with a mole under her left eye. She also seems slightly taller than other women her age.

## Personality

For majority of the series, Catherine is spoiled, selfish, and her greatest goal in life is to become Prince Charles' wife solely to get the higher status and wealth that comes with being a princess. Like her mother and sister, Catherine orders Cinderella around by making her do all of the housework and anything else they can think of. Catherine often speaks of how being seen with Cinderella would be embarrassing and frequently puts her stepsister down.

After Cinderella became engaged to Prince Charles, Catherine changes and sheds her vain and selfish ways; no longer spending her days lazing about and making peace with Cinderella.

## Role in the series

Catherine is first introduced in the first episode of the series. She is with her family when Duke Foyer departs on a long journey but soon is revealed to have just been acting like she cared for him. The moment that Duke Foyer is gone, Catherine aids her mother and sister Jeanne in kicking Cinderella out of her own bedroom and making her a servant who will do all of the cooking, cleaning, and any other tasks they give her.

*The flowers from my dream*-Catherine and Jeanne enter the Flower Queen contest in hopes of being crowned the beauty queen and from hearing rumors that Prince Charles would be attending the contest in hopes of finding someone to be his bride.

*The Mysterious Boy*-Catherine and Jeanne spend the day shopping in town with their mother buying them anything they want. Catherine joins her mother and sister in ridiculing Cinderella's appearance and make her carry all of their packages. She occasionally makes fun of Jeanne's constant eating and mocks how her dresses will have to be made bigger to fit her. After Jeanne discovers Cinderella has made a friend who claims to live at the castle, the family follow him to see if he is telling the truth. They watch as Charles enters the castle and determine that he must be truthful in his claims of being the prince's friend and fencing partner. They decide to use Cinderella to invite Charles over in hopes of learning what type of girl the prince is looking for in a wife.

*The Mystery of the Vineyard*-when a hat salesman mentions a rumor that Prince Charles has found a fiancé, Danton has her daughter's start to learn more sophisticated lessons. However, Cinderella easily outshines Catherine and Jeanne in dancing, and it infuriates the girls. Later, Catherine listens as her mother admits that she sent Cinderella to the royal vineyard on purpose in hopes of her being labeled as the thief who has been stealing from the vineyard. Cinderella is momentarily labeled the thief when she is caught but Prince Charles clears up the matter and restores Cinderella's reputation.

*False Fortuneteller*-Catherine and Jeanne tell their mother of a fortuneteller who is making predictions that appear to come true almost instantly. Danton does not believe it at first until Catherine mentions the baker's daughter would soon be married after Danton had originally labeled her as someone who would never marry. After Danton has Cinderella find the fortuneteller and bring him to the manor, Danton and her daughters are hoping to hear that they will each marry into royal families but become extremely upset when he says they will not. After being bribed by Danton, the fortuneteller eventually says that Catherine and Jeanne will both marry into royalty. However, Yan returns to the manor to tell Danton that her daughter's will not have a bright future unless they learn to be kind and hardworking. Danton relays this information to her daughters who are confused by their mother wanting them to learn these aspects.

*Sad Violinist*-Catherine attends the birthday party of Duke Zarel's daughter Isabel. Though she, her mother, and sister do not know Isabel, they attend the party for the possibility of Prince Charles attending.

*For a Fantastic Love Story*-When the family hears of the noble daughter Lora running away with a violinist, Catherine joins her mother and sister in ridiculing Lora for wanting to be with a commoner who has nothing to offer a girl of noble birth.

*Pleased to Meet You, Prince*-When the king and queen throw a party in hopes of their son picking a girl to marry, Catherine and her sister naturally attend in hopes of being the one Charles will pick.

*Prince Charles's Secret*-Duke Zarel devices a plan of using Catherine and Jeanne to spy on Prince Charles. Though the girls are excited about going to Emerald Castle, they quickly find things are not what they thought. Instead of spying on the prince like they thought they would do, they are instead given jobs as maids and are put to work cleaning various parts of the castle. Catherine and Jeanne right away find they are not capable of doing the tasks and are constantly watched by the head maid. Later, they are given the task of mending several pieces of clothing but pass the work onto Cinderella so they can leave to find Prince Charles. After several near run-ins with the prince, Catherine and Jeanne eventually spot him go into a room and fantasize about him writing poetry or playing a violin. When the head housekeeper finds evidence that Catherine and Jeanne made Cinderella do all the mending, they are punished by having to scrub a floor by hand. The sisters naturally begin to argue and accidentally knock over and shatter a porcelain doll belonging to the royal family during their fight and are sent home. Upon returning to their home, Catherine and Jeanne surprise Cinderella by offering to clean the kitchen for her so she can go on a picnic with her friend's, but it's revealed that they were under Paulette's spell.

*Two Charles*-While in town, the family spots a carriage passing by said to be carrying Prince Charles. Catherine notices that the carriage does not have the coat of arms belonging to the royal family. Despite this, she and Jeanne still chase after the carriage thinking that the person they see inside is the real Prince Charles.

*The Prince and House Work*-When Cinderella becomes sick from working too much and not having enough rest, Catherine and Jeanne are forced to help their mother clean the manor in preparation for a visit with Duke Zarel. The entire time they clean and attempt to cook, they complain about having to do the work until Danton forces Charles to take over the cleaning and cooking. They repeatedly ignore his claims that he does not know how to do these tasks and continue to make him do several other things. Catherine then boasts to Charles that she will marry the prince and become princess and would offer jobs to Charles and Cinderella in the castle kitchen. When Duke Zarel arrives, Catherine and Jeanne take credit for making the meal which would prove to be their demise when the meal turns out to be awful and burnt.

*Kindness of a Small Heart*-After Jeanne takes Danton's mint pearl ring without permission, Catherine attempts to get the ring back but the two lose the ring during a skirmish. After Cinderella takes the blame for losing the ring, Danton gives Cinderella until sunset to find the ring and bring it back. Just before sundown, Danton tells her daughter's that the ring Cinderella is looking for is a fake and she had the real ring the entire time. The three then mock Cinderella when she returns with the fake ring.

*Disturbing Painter*-While getting their portrait done, Catherine and Jeanne continually mock the painter for not doing a good enough job of making them look good despite that the painting is not complete. They then proclaim that they will find another painter who can make them look better so they can send the painting to Prince Charles.

*Let's Get Rid of Those Bandits*-Catherine and Jeanne become swept up in the false rumors spread by their mother that they have been picked as possible bride's for Prince Charles. They quickly earn the anger of Zarel when he hears the rumors of them claiming to be close friends of his. Zarel's henchmen trash their home with a warning for the family to leave because they are claiming they will marry the prince. The family refuses to leave and have Cinderella and Piere guard the house during the night and later have Charles join them. When the bandits later return and try to force the family out, Catherine is able to knock one unconscious when she hits him with a chair.

*Traveling Towards Happiness*-Danton receives a letter from her husband believing that it is time to find Catherine a husband as she is the oldest daughter. Danton becomes infuriated when the letter says Duke Zarel has found a man who would be suitable for Catherine. Danton refuses to let her daughter miss the chance to marry Prince Charles so she lies and says that Cinderella is the one who is supposed to marry Flora Melville. To help their mother's story be believable, Catherine and Jeanne offer to dress in more simple dresses so that Cinderella will stand out more. While buying their dresses, Catherine and Jeanne spot Charles in town and inform him that Cinderella is engaged; possibly in an attempt to upset him. However, Cinderella and Charles turn things around during the engagement party and announce that Isabel and Flora are engaged.

*Memories of My Mother*-When Danton become struck with a fatal illness, Catherine and Jeanne greatly worry about their mother and stay by her side during the entire ordeal.

*Eliminate the Prince*-When Danton is hosting a costume party, Catherine and Jeanne dress up in costumes they designed until their mother tells them they weren't meant to wear costumes and should wear their best gowns in hopes that Prince Charles will accept their invitation to the party, stating that they would look worthy of becoming princess while everyone else looked silly in their costumes.

*Invitation to the Ball*-The family are excited about being invited to a ball at the castle. Catherine and Jeanne wear their best dresses, make-up, and jewelry in hopes of catching the princes' attention. When Cinderella tries to go, they mock her dress and hair before shredding her invitation to the ball. At the ball, Catherine and Jeanne try to dance with Charles but fail to reach him in time. When Cinderella appears, they become jealous of her regal appearance and that she was able to dance with Charles right away.

*Shoe of Happiness*-Upon hearing that Prince Charles wishes to find the girl who lost her glass slipper at the ball, the sisters are initially upset at thinking that the prince is aware they were not wearing such shoes until Danton convinces them that no one would have gotten a good look at their shoes because they were hidden under their dresses. When Hans and Alex arrive at the house, Catherine is the first to try to shoe on and managed to succeed in forcing her foot to fit until the pressure became too much and it pops off and leaves her foot in pain. After Hans and Alex leave, Catherine and Jeanne blame their mother for giving them large feet and being the reason they missed the chance to marry the prince. When Hans and Alex are brought back by Patch with the second glass slipper, Catherine becomes horrified to see that Cinderella fit the shoes perfectly and is taken to the castle to meet with Charles.

*A Happy Marriage*-As Cinderella is preparing to move from the manor to Emerald Castle and get married, Catherine joins in finally make peace with Cinderella and become a real family. At the castle, they become terrified at seeing Duke Zarel has taken Cinderella hostage and show great concern for her safety. Later, Catherine is with her family when Charles and Cinderella are crowned the new king and queen.

## Trivia

* Catherine's voice actor also voices Mimet/Mimete from the Sailor Moon series in the Dic dub.