Who is Emmeline Atheling de Bellegarde from The American and what is their importance?

Emmeline Atheling de Bellegarde is mother to Claire, Urbain and Valentin. Her favorite child, without doubt, is Urbain. Urbain helps the Marquise murder her husband. so they can force Claire to marry a wealthy, older man that Claire's father doesn't approve of. A jealous woman, she lashed out at Mrs. Bread for wearing a red ribbon in her cap, accusing her of trying to catch the Marquis' eye.