Walpurga/Tropes

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Arranged Marriage - How she met her beloved Anton.

Better to Die than Be Killed - Leaping off a cliff to escape her assassins.

Grande Dame - She is no spring chicken, and tends to exude authority.

Nobility Marries Money - One of the reasons she married Anton originally.

Honor Before Reason - It would have been better to please her sire, but she chose to remain true to her beliefs.

Keiserreich - Bavaria is an elector of the HRE, and she was a daughter of the Reich.

Lady of War - While not an active combatant, she has been known to lead armies and direct military campaigns.

Overly Long Name - Walpurga Maria Theresa von Wittelsbach-Esterhazy, Countess of Tyrol, Tribune of Clan Venture

Politically Active Princess - Her life has been a series of diplomatic marriages and realpolitik.

Royals Who Actually Do Something - Her entire family tends to lead by example.

Silk Hiding Steel - Diplomatic backstabbing and intrigue in Italy has hardened her heart and honed her wit.

Succession Crisis - This is the origin of all her troubles.

Tangled Family Tree - The Wittelsbachs, Habsburgs, Esterhazys, Premysls, Jagiellos and Hunyadis have married and intermarried so often that it’s hard to tell who’s a cousin.

The Clan - The Bavarian Wittelsbach-Esterhazy dynasty, and by extension, the Venture.

The Face - Her job is to inflict vicious diplomatic and social wounds.

The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized - This is what lead to her embrace, being shot by a French revolutionary.

Yodel Land - Bavaria is land of Alps, yodeling and beer. She enjoys all three.