Baudelaire Family

Baudelaire Family
Biographical Information
Member(s)	Beatrice Baudelaire † and Bertrand Baudelaire † Violet Baudelaire, Klaus Baudelaire, Sunny Baudelaire Beatrice Baudelaire II
Connected Families	Anwhistle Family Montgomery Family Snicket Clan
General Information
Motto	"We didn't lose our family. Only our parents."
Estate	Baudelaire Fortune Baudelaire Mansion †
Behind the Scenes
Appearances	A Series of Unfortunate Events
Adaptation Appearances	2004 film Netflix Adaptation
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“	We didn't lose our family. Only our parents.	”
	— Violet Baudelaire, The Grim Grotto

The Baudelaire Family is a family that is central in A Series of Unfortunate Events and associated with VFD.

Members

• Beatrice Baudelaire †
• Bertrand Baudelaire †
• Violet Baudelaire
• Klaus Baudelaire
• Sunny Baudelaire
• Beatrice Baudelaire II

The Baudelaire family is widely known to have fast-acting peppermint allergies. The fact that Beatrice had these allergies, as well as the fact all of Lemony Snicket's letters to Beatrice are addressed "BB", presumably means that Beatrice was born into the Baudelaire family, and Bertrand took her surname when they married.

It is a family tradition to name their children after the deceased.

Both Beatrice and Bertrand were known to be Volunteers of VFD; however, their children were isolated from knowledge of the organization, and only Violet has the barest memories of associated phrases. The Baudelaires were also angry and scared when Klaus reached some of their secret books, presumably ones linking to the organization. This implies that Beatrice and Bertrand left and did not want their children to get involved in the organization, presumably in the hope that they could live normal lives. It is unknown whether or not the Baudelaire orphans still consider themselves volunteers following the events of The Penultimate Peril, though it seems that Beatrice Baudelaire II may have managed to take VFD classes when she got older.

Family Tree

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Unknown if adoptive or biological

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Unnamed Guardians

Biological Parents †

Unnamed Mother †

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Monty Montgomery †

Monty Montgomery's Sister

Bertrand's Cousin

Bertrand Baudelaire †

Beatrice Baudelaire †

Gregor Anwhistle †

Ike Anwhistle †

Josephine Anwhistle †

Violet Baudelaire

Klaus Baudelaire

Sunny Baudelaire

Beatrice Baudelaire II

On Beatrice's side of the family, her first cousins once removed were Gregor and Ike Anwhistle; Ike was married to Josephine Anwhistle. Beatrice was engaged to Lemony Snicket, but broke up with him for unknown reasons and married Bertrand instead.

Bertrand is known to have been adopted. While unknown whether through his adoptive or biological family, his cousin married the sister of Monty Montgomery.

Count Olaf is either a fourth cousin three times removed or a third cousin four times removed of the Baudelaire children; it is unknown which parent he was related to. 

Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire adopted the daughter of Kit Snicket, whom they named after their mother.

Speculation

Both Bertrand's biological and adoptive families are currently unknown. A common fan theory is that he was adopted by S. Theodora Markson, his chaperone, though this is not confirmed.

It is speculated that Gregor and Ike Anwhistle are the G and the I on the Snicket Clan family tree, meaning that their mother, who is known to have one eyebrow and one ear, is probably D. Snicket, which would distantly connect Beatrice to the Snickets. How distantly the connection is depends on if the Anwhistles' father or mother is her cousin.

Trivia

• The surname "Baudelaire" is taken from Charles Baudelaire, a French poet and author who composed notable works such as Les Fleurs du mal.
  • The word "baudelaire", itself, is of French origin, and is the name of a short cutting sword or dagger with a broad, slightly curving blade.
• Despite the French surname, Daniel Handler confirmed in an interview that the Baudelaire family is of Jewish descent, although he never clarified if it is on Beatrice's side, Bertrand's side, or both. He also did not clarify if he meant ethnicity only, religion only, or both. Daniel Handler is of Jewish descent himself.[1]

Appearances

Books
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Books)
1. The Bad Beginning (1999):	Debut	7. The Vile Village (2001):	Appears
2. The Reptile Room (1999):	Appears	8. The Hostile Hospital (2001):	Appears
3. The Wide Window (2000):	Appears	9. The Carnivorous Carnival (2002):	Appears
4. The Miserable Mill (2000):	Appears	10. The Slippery Slope (2003):	Appears
5. The Austere Academy (2000):	Appears	11. The Grim Grotto (2004):	Appears
6. The Ersatz Elevator (2001):	Appears	12. The Penultimate Peril (2005):	Appears
13. The End (2006):		Appears
All the Wrong Questions
Who Could That Be at This Hour? (2012):	Absent	Shouldn't You Be in School? (2014):	Absent
When Did You See Her Last? (2013):	Absent	Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (2015):	Mentioned
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (2014):		Absent
Snicketverse
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (2002):		Mentioned
The Dismal Dinner (2004):		Appears
The Beatrice Letters (2006):		Appears
29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy (2014):		Absent
The Hero of the Story (2017):		Absent
Poison for Breakfast (2021):		Absent
Other Snicket Books
The Baby in the Manger (2002):		Absent
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming (2007):		Absent
The Lump of Coal (2008):		Absent
The Composer Is Dead (2009):		Absent
13 Words (2010):		Absent
The Dark (2013):		Absent
Goldfish Ghost (2017):		Absent

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