Anna Henrietta

Anna Henrietta, called Anarietta by those close to her, is the Duchess of Toussaint, the sunny wine country in the south that is a vassal of the Nilfgaardian Empire. Beloved by her subjects, generous and quick to laugh, she is also famous for a temper that can flare up in a heartbeat. She rules from Beauclair Palace, and her official title is “Her Enlightened Ladyship”.

Anna Henrietta in Blood and Wine
When a mysterious killer known as the Beast of Beauclair starts murdering knights of her court, the duchess sends for the one man she trusts to handle it: Geralt of Rivia, whom she met years earlier. She turns out to be far from a sheltered monarch. During the investigation she rides out with Geralt, gets her hands dirty and throws off court etiquette whenever it gets in the way. When the Beast is revealed to be the vampire Dettlaff, and it becomes clear he is after her estranged sister Syanna, her rage knows no limits: she wants his head on a silver platter.

What happens to Anna Henrietta?
Her fate depends on your choices in the expansion. In the best ending she and Syanna forgive each other in front of the court. In the worst, Syanna kills her during the ceremony at the palace. If Syanna dies at Tesham Mutna, the duchess survives but throws Geralt in prison. Our Witcher 3 endings guide explains exactly how to get each outcome, and the ending calculator lets you try your own choices.

Anna Henrietta and Dandelion
In the books, the duchess first appears in The Tower of the Swallow and The Lady of the Lake. Years earlier, while her husband Duke Raymund was away, she had a passionate affair with Dandelion, and Raymund, himself a notorious cheat, swore he would kill the bard. After Raymund died, Dandelion returned to Toussaint with Geralt’s company and the two picked up where they left off, until he was caught with another woman. Anarietta sentenced him to death, then changed her mind at the last minute and banished him from the duchy instead.