# Edward Lancaster — Hadrian the Seventh character guide

> Edward Lancaster in Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick Rolfe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Edward III, Edward Lancaster, Lancaster

**First appearance:** 0011-viii

## Who they are

A claimant to the English throne.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadrian_the_seventh_se/chapters/vi)

His self-accusing letters to Courtleigh brought Hadrian's name to the cardinal's attention.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadrian_the_seventh_se/chapters/vii)

Hadrian writes to him, accepting his offering and granting a plenary indulgence.

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