Darcy, Fitzwilliam

Born in 1767 in Derbyshire, UK, near the village of Lambton, Fitzwilliam Darcy is the eldest child and only son of Lady Anne Darcy and Lord Franklin Darcy. He graduated from Cambridge University with first-class honours, and thereafter completed a young gentleman's tour of the Continent, visiting France, the Dutch Republic, Spain, the Swiss Republic, and Italy. Darcy returned to England just in time to mourn at the death-bed of his father, and assume the duties of managing his family estate of Pemberley. He has worked as landlord and master of the grand estate since 1792. This is his first boo...