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Patricia

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This article is about the character in the backstory of Fire Emblem: Three Houses. For the playable character in TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles, see Bud.

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Patricia
Anselma

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Gender

Female

Race

Human

Family
Nationality

Adrestia

Appearance(s)

Three Houses

Anselma (pronounced /⁠ænˈsɛlmə⁠/[key]; Japanese: アンゼルマ Anselma), also known as Patricia (prounounced /⁠pəˈtɹɪʃə⁠/[key]; Japanese: パトリシア Patricia) in the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, is a non-playable character mentioned in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. She is Edelgard's biological mother and Dimitri's stepmother.

Biography

Anselma was one of the scions of House Arundel in the Adrestian Empire, a minor noble house. In an Adrestian tale, it is said that one day, a young Anselma who had just enrolled in Garreg Mach Monastery met the future Adrestian Emperor Ionius IX in the Goddess Tower, who happened to visit the monastery in secret out of nostalgia. There, they fell in love, Anselma settled with becoming one of Ionius's consorts and eventually, in Imperial Year 1162, beared a child together named Edelgard von Hresvelg.

Anselma was exiled from Enbarr very early on during her time in the Imperial Palace as a result of a political strife she was caught in, to the point her daughter had no recollection nor any memories of her.[1] As a result, she fled to the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus where Faerghus's Court mage and fellow Adrestian Cornelia welcomed her and provided her asylum,[2] allowing her to meet King Lambert, who quickly fell in love with her and made Anselma his wife in secret, likely due to her being officially one of Ionius's consorts. That way, Anselma assumed the name of Lady Patricia for those few who knew of her presence and proceeded in the following years to raise Faerghus's Crown Prince Dimitri as her own, as his biological mother had already passed very early into his infancy,[3] all while Cornelia regulated the visits Patricia was allowed to receive.[4] Patricia also met Hapi during her visits to Cornelia's residence, helping her as she could as the young girl was trapped and being being experimented upon in her friend's house, much to her indignation.

In year 1171, the Insurrection of the Seven took place in which Adrestia's corrupt nobility captured Emperor Ionius IX and rendered him politically impotent. During this struggle, Anselma's brother, Volkhard von Arundel took his niece Edelgard and fled to Fhirdiad, the Kingdom Capital, in order to ensure her safety.[5] When the news of Volkhard and Edelgard's whereabouts eventually reached Anselma, Cornelia informed her that Lambert had been deliberately keeping her away from her daughter all this time, which broke her heart.[6]

In year 1176, two years after Edelgard and Arundel returned to the Empire, Cornelia persuaded Anselma into taking part on the Tragedy of Duscur by promising her she would be able to see her daughter again. Cornelia and the noble houses involved with the upcoming tragedy then coordinated Anselma's secret escape from Duscur as the slaughter would take place, with the involved receiving direct orders to not get closer to Patricia's carriage.[7] In spite of this, as the Tragedy finally took place, Anselma and her carriage vanished, never to be seen again.[8]

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Role

Patricia is a non-playable character mentioned in the Blue Lions route and in Edelgard's Goddess Tower scene.

Personality

During Dimitri's supports with Hapi, it is said he and Patricia shared multiple mannerisms, such as the way the hold books and greet people.[9]

Etymology and other languages

Patricia

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Patricia

Feminine form of Patricius,[10] a Latin name meaning "nobleman" which became the modern Patrick.[11]

Japanese

パトリシア

Patricia

Spanish

Patricia

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French

Patricia

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German

Patricia

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Italian

Patricia

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Korean

패트리샤

Patricia

Simplified Chinese

帕特丽西雅

Patricia

Traditional Chinese

帕特麗西雅

Patricia

Anselma

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Anselma

Feminine form of Anselm,[12] derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and helm "helmet".[13]

Japanese

アンゼルマ

Anselma

Spanish

Anselma

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French

Anselma

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German

Anselma

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Italian

Anselma

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Korean

안젤마

Anselma

Simplified Chinese

安萨尔玛

Anselma

Traditional Chinese

安薩爾瑪

Anselma

References

  1. "Byleth: It's a lovely story.
    Edelgard: Isn't it? It's a shame that the lovely stories ended after I was born. For as long as I can remember, my mother had already been exiled from the capital.
    " — Edelgard in her Goddess Tower scene, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  2. "But for now, what's truly baffling is the identity of that lady you mentioned. She welcomed my stepmother into the Kingdom as she fled home due to political strife... Hm." — Dimitri, in his B-support with Hapi, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  3. "My stepmother was Edelgard's birth mother. Political turmoil drove my stepmother out of the Empire. Father fell in love with her at first sight and they married. I lost my birth mother before I was old enough to remember her. My stepmother filled that role for me." — Dimitri in Azure Moon Chapter 19, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  4. "Although she was the queen consort, in truth, my father and stepmother were not even allowed the dignity of being alone together. And the one who persistently inserted herself between them was their intermediary...your captor. It was Cornelia herself." — Dimitri, in his A-Support with Hapi, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  5. "As she was seeking asylum from the Empire in the Kingdom, Lord Arundel was obligated to hide the Imperial princess's whereabouts. If her location had gone public, the Empire would have demanded her return. She would undoubtedly have become a political pawn in the Kingdom as well." — Dimitri in his A-support with Hapi, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  6. "Dimitri: Her daughter... Neither my father nor I knew that the Imperial princess was in Fhirdiad at the time.
    Hapi: Oh, that's not what I heard. I heard the king wanted to keep the child away from Anselma. So he hid the fact that their daughter was nearby.
    " — Dimitri and Hapi in their A-Support, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  7. "Amist the turmoil of the Tragedy, Lady Patricia was supposed to be the only one who was unharmed. We had been given orders ahead of time to not approach her carriage..." — Prisoner from House Kleiman in Azure Moon Chapter 21, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  8. "I exhausted every last resource I had to investigate what took place there. I was startled to find that...there wasn't a single shred of evidence to suggest that Lady Patricia's carriage had been attacked. [...] Apart from His Highness, whose injuries left him on the verge of death, everyone else present at the time was slaughtered. Of all the victims, only the corpse of Lady Patricia, His Majesty's second wife, was never found." — Rodrigue in Azure Moon Chapter 17, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  9. "Come to think of it, you greet people in the same way... Hold a book in the same way..." — Hapi in her B-support with Dimitri, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  10. Meaning, origin and history of the name Patricia, Behind the Name, Retrieved: December 30, 2021
  11. Meaning, origin and history of the name Patrick, Behind the Name, Retrieved: December 30, 2021
  12. Meaning, origin and history of the name Anselma, Behind the Name, Retrieved: December 30, 2021
  13. Meaning, origin and history of the name Anselma, Behind the Name, Retrieved: December 30, 2021
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