Elizabeth Lavenza
| Elizabeth Lavenza | |
|---|---|
| Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus character | |
Victor departs from Elizabeth to study in Ingolstadt. Engraving by Theodor von Holst for the 1831 edition. | |
| Created by | Mary Shelley |
| Portrayed by | Mary Fuller Mae Clarke Valerie Hobson Hazel Court Madeline Kahn Helena Bonham Carter Naomie Harris Brendan Bradley Nicole Lewis Mia Goth |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Spouse | Victor Frankenstein |
| Nationality | Italian |
Elizabeth Frankenstein (née Lavenza) is a fictional character first introduced in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. In the novel and most of its film adaptations, she is the fiancée of Victor Frankenstein. Her background varies between editions of the novel: in the 1818 edition she is Victor Frankenstein's cousin from an Italian bourgeois family of Milan, while in the 1831 version she is a poor Italian orphan adopted by the Frankenstein family.