# Lord Granville — Queen Victoria character guide

> Lord Granville in Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0044-viii-gladstone-and-lord-beaconsfield

## Who they are

Liberal Foreign Secretary and ambassador.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/ii)

Appointed as Palmerston's successor at the Prince's wish, seen as pliant to Albert's influence.

### [VII: Widowhood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/vii-widowhood)

Described as a faithful friend to the Queen during her widowhood.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/ii)

A faithful friend to whom Victoria writes about her exhaustion and the burden of work.

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