# Griselda Grantly — Framley Parsonage character guide > Griselda Grantly in Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Griselda, Miss Grantly, the Grantly **First appearance:** 0010-xi-griselda-grantly ## Snapshot Barsetshire's statuesque beauty, schooled to marry well, who signs her wedding name without a tremor and asks after her moire antique before the carriage rolls. ## Who they are Griselda Grantly is the archdeacon's daughter, raised by a mother who made her a flawless aristocratic article and now watches her take her place among the great. Her beauty is classical and her manner impeccable, but her composure reads to some as a want of feeling — a lack her own mother half-recognizes in a quiet room after the wedding. In the Framley drawing-rooms she becomes the standard against which Lucy Robarts measures herself, and the prize over which Lord Lufton's attentions quietly hover. ## Relationships ### [Lord Lufton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters/lord_lufton) _social_ Griselda is a cold, ambitious socialite whom Lady Lufton once hoped Lord Lufton would marry, but he feels no romantic interest. ### [Lady Lufton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters/lady_lufton) _social_ Lady Lufton initially favors Griselda as a suitable match for her son, but the relationship remains formal and unaffectionate. ### [Fanny Robarts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters/fanny_robarts) _social_ Fanny is polite but distant toward Griselda, recognizing her coldness and lack of genuine warmth. ### [Lucy Robarts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters/lucy_robarts) _rivalry_ Griselda regards Lucy with jealousy and disdain, seeing her as a social inferior who nonetheless wins Lord Lufton's heart. ### [Fanny Robarts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters/fanny_robarts) _social_ Fanny is polite but distant toward Griselda, recognizing her coldness and lack of genuine warmth. ### [Lady Lufton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters/lady_lufton) _social_ Lady Lufton initially favors Griselda as a suitable match for her son, but the relationship remains formal and unaffectionate. ### [Lord Lufton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters/lord_lufton) _social_ Griselda is a cold, ambitious socialite whom Lady Lufton once hoped Lord Lufton would marry, but he feels no romantic interest. ### [Lady Lufton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters/lady_lufton) _social_ Lady Lufton initially favors Griselda as a suitable match for her son, but the relationship remains formal and unaffectionate. ### [Lucy Robarts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters/lucy_robarts) _rivalry_ Griselda regards Lucy with jealousy and disdain, seeing her as a social inferior who nonetheless wins Lord Lufton's heart. ### [Lucy Robarts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters/lucy_robarts) _rivalry_ Griselda regards Lucy with jealousy and disdain, seeing her as a social inferior who nonetheless wins Lord Lufton's heart. ### [Lord Lufton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters/lord_lufton) _social_ Griselda is a cold, ambitious socialite whom Lady Lufton once hoped Lord Lufton would marry, but he feels no romantic interest. ## In the story ### [XI: Griselda Grantly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xi-griselda-grantly) Griselda is the focus of Lady Lufton's matrimonial plans for Lord Lufton; at dinner she sits beside him and remains composed and silent. ### [Mrs. Podgens' Baby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xvi-mrs-podgens-baby) Griselda is discussed by Lady Lufton and Lord Lufton as a potential match; Lady Lufton praises her as a lady and plans to take her to London, while Lord Lufton dismisses her as no conjuror. ### [Mrs. Proudie’s Conversazione](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xvii-mrs-proudie-s-conversazione) Sits quietly with Lord Dumbello for an hour, exchanging few words, yet their interaction is noted as a significant flirtation by the observing society. ### [Harold Smith in the Cabinet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xx-harold-smith-in-the-cabinet) Present at the ball, danced with Lord Lufton, causing Lord Dumbello's discomfiture. ### [Why Puck, the Pony, Was Beaten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xxi-why-puck-the-pony-was-beaten) Mentioned as a possible match for Lord Lufton; Lucy criticizes her as cold, lifeless, and statue-like. ### [The Triumph of the Giants](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xxiii-the-triumph-of-the-giants) Shows animation at the prospect of her father becoming a bishop and snubbing the Miss Proudies. ### [Non-Impulsive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xxv-non-impulsive) Griselda is the subject of her mother's strategic advice on marriage; she remains reserved and non-impulsive, preferring London society. ### [Impulsive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xxvi-impulsive) Mentioned as a potential wife for Lord Lufton, whom Lucy would dislike if that were the case. ### [XXX: The Grantly Triumph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xxx-the-grantly-triumph) Accepts Lord Dumbello's proposal and handles the transition from Lady Lufton's house with calm and practical efficiency, showing no emotion. ### [Lady Lufton Is Taken by Surprise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xxxiv-lady-lufton-is-taken-by-surprise) Mentioned as Lady Lufton's preferred match for Lord Lufton, contrasted with Lucy. ### [Internecine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xl-internecine) The bride-elect of Lord Dumbello, she bears her fortune meekly but shows disdain for her grandfather's advice and is conscious of her elevated rank. ### [XLIII: Is She Not Insignificant?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xliii-is-she-not-insignificant) Mentioned as the queen-like figure Lady Lufton originally wanted for her son, but now deemed better suited to Lord Dumbello. ### [Palace Blessings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xlv-palace-blessings) The subject of the rumor; she remains composed and continues her duties, showing no outward concern about Lord Dumbello's silence. ### [How They Were All Married, Had Two Children, and Lived Happy Ever After](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xlviii-how-they-were-all-married-had-two-children-and-lived-happy-ever-after) Now Lady Dumbello, she meets Lucy in London with the same cool demeanor as before. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters/griselda_grantly - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/characters