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This article is about the Reign character Kenna de Poitiers. You may be looking for the Historical figure Mary Livingston.

We're all basically fallen women - an unwed mother, a divorcee, eventually, and now a madam. So I say to hell with what people think.
Kenna to Greer and Lola in Abandoned


Kenna de Poitiers is a main character for the first and second season of Reign. She is portrayed by Caitlin Stasey.

Kenna is a lady-in-waiting to Mary Stuart, the queen of Scotland. She aims high from the start, earning the revered spot as the king of France's mistress. While she enjoys the gifts and privilege that comes with a relationship with the king, Kenna soon learns that it's not all it's cracked up to be and seeks an out. She is instead forced into a marriage with the king's bastard son, Sebastian, who is titleless, landless, and tied to court. The two surprisingly fall in love and develop a mutual respect for one another. Despite that, Kenna continues to yearn for a life of fun and comfort. Kenna is a member of the House of Poitiers by marriage.

Biography

Early Life

Kenna was born and raised a noble in Scotland. She was chosen to become a lady-in-waiting for Mary Stuart. Before she left for France, her mother gave her a necklace which she claimed would always keep her safe.

In the Series


Personality

Kenna is vibrant, free-spirited, and incredibly impulsive, almost bordering on reckless. She is also a firecracker, making her simultaneously unpredictable and captivating. Though she might seem to be shallow and vain, she cares dearly about her loved ones - but it is all above lying to them in order to get people's attention in the court, specially the kings eye.

"She is a byproduct of her circumstances and I think she is just very selfish. There is obviously a group dynamic, but Kenna's very much out for her own personal gain. Not by way of political standing or financial, she's a lady so she comes from a high standing family. She's just a very hedonistic individual," Caitlin Stasey on her character.

Physical Appearance

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Kenna

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"Immediately as soon as I read the pilot, I thought Kenna to me feels like our bohemian girl, our flower child, and has this kind of relaxed hippie vibe. And then when I saw a photo of Caitlin, I thought, 'Oh, that's perfect, she totally fits the bill.' We keep her in a lot of earth tones, a lot of creams." Meredith Markworth-Pollack about Kenna. 

Kenna is a beautiful young woman with brown eyes and light brown hair that is kept in simple wavy or loose curls. 

Her sense of fashion is sophisticated, glamourous, and sensual: sheer fabrics and flowing sleeves that usually exposes some skin, along with boho headpieces. She was noted to prefer earthly patterns, and usually accessorizes her outfits with feathers, fur, and beaded belts.

In Left Behind, when the men enter the castle, they attack Kenna leaving her with a bruised face and a busted lip. She retains this appearance throughout the following episode Fated. Her face is fully healed in For King and Country.

Relationships

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Sebastian: Sebastian and Kenna started their relationship in a marriage that was forced by King Henry. They were shocked and very unhappy about the event. They started off not liking each other but agreed to become friends as Bash protected Kenna from his father. As they got to know one another, they grew to care about each other. They soon started having a sexual relationship. They declared their official love to each other in the season finale. However, in season two, their relationship started to go downhill. Bash started to leave her on her own a lot by leaving on various missions, which made Kenna unhappy. They withheld secrets from each other, which eventually blew up in their faces. In the end, they started drifting apart, and King Antoine put a huge strain on their relationship when he pursued Kenna. Bash later discovered that Kenna was ready to leave him to be with Antoine, and their relationship was broken beyond repair. (See Kenna and Sebastian.)

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Henry II: Kenna was Henry's mistress for a while in the series. They began having a physically drawn relationship fast and despite the warnings by her friends, Kenna continued to be with Henry. Not long after, Kenna noticed that Henry began acting strange when he wanted to have a threesome and then strangled the other girl to death. She started to be frightened of Henry and no longer wanted to be with him. Since he had promised to find her a suitor and didn't want Bash to go after Mary, he forced the two of them to be married. But even after their marriage, Henry continued to try to sleep with her. (See Kenna and Henry.)

Her family is not mentioned, so it is unlear how many family members she had. But Kenna mentioned in Long Live the King that her mother had given her a necklace before Kenna left Scotland.

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Mary and Kenna

Mary Stuart: Kenna's childhood friend. Kenna is the most adventurous of the girls and is able to make Mary and the girls laugh and have fun. After Mary found out that Kenna had been sleeping with the King, they argued about it. Mary just wanted to protect Kenna from getting involved with the Royal Family, knowing the dangerous and evil schemes that they plot. Kenna was aware of her beauty and used it to get what she wanted, but despite this, she was undyingly loyal to Mary. (See Mary and Kenna.)

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Lola and Kenna

Lola: Lola and Kenna are close friends and both Ladies-In-Waiting to Mary. Though they don't particularly spend a lot of time. Since they often hang out with Mary, Aylee and Greer. She was with Kenna when Henry declared his love for her, she was actually the one who told her to look out the window. Kenna was the first to know of Lola's pregnancy and affair with Francis. Also being the first person she confided in for advice. Kenna has also turned to Lola for comfort with the her marital concerns. (See Lola and Kenna.)

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Kenna and Greer

Greer Castleroy: Kenna and Greer close friends. They first met during childhood when they were both chosen to be part of Mary's ladies-in-waiting. They both traveled to France from Scotland to be with her. Though most of their time is spent within their group of friends which also includes Mary, Lola and formerly Aylee. Greer was the first to tell Kenna to be careful with Henry, to which Kenna didn't really abide by. (See Greer and Kenna.)

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Kenna and Aylee

Aylee: Aylee and Kenna were close friends and both ladies-in-waiting for Mary Stuart. They both left their home in Scotland to live in France. They spent most of their time together within their group of friends consisting of Lola, Mary, and Greer. Aylee was with Kenna when Henry declared his love for her. Kenna along with the rest of her friends was devastated by Aylee's death. (Kenna and Aylee.)

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Catherine and Kenna

Catherine de' Medici: Catherine mostly detested Kenna because she had had an affair with her husband Henry II. But also because Kenna was one of Mary Stuart's ladies and Catherine was constantly plotting against her. Catherine had even tried to have Kenna killed via Diane, but it failed and Aylee died instead. Even after Catherine grew to care about Mary and was no longer trying to get rid of her, and Kenna ended her affair with her husband, Catherine still hated her and the two never got along.

Appearances


Name

  • Kenna is a feminine given name. It is of American origin. Feminine form of Kenneth (Irish, Gaelic) "fire born; good-looking".

Trivia

  • The actress, Caitlin Stasey, was a co-star of Adelaide Kane's during their overlapping stints on Australian drama, Neighbours. 
  • She has lost her virginity to King Henry in Hearts and Minds.
  • Historically, Mary's four Ladies-In-Waiting were all named "Mary".
    • Mary Fleming, whom Lola was based off of.
    • Mary Seton, whom Aylee was based off of.
    • Mary Beaton, whom Greer was based off of.
    • Mary Livingston, whom Kenna was based off of.
  • She's the first person to find about Lola's affair with Francis II and pregnancy.
  • She was forced to marry Bash in Monsters
  • Kenna moved away because she was pregnant with General Renaude's child. However nothing about her has been mentioned leaving her ultimate fate unknown.
  • Historically, Mary Livingston was known as "Lusty", which refers to Kenna's reputation as a seductress. She married Lord Sempill and had James (1565), Arthur (1568), John (1570) and Dorothy (1572).

Gallery

Kenna de Poitiers has a photo gallery.

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