# Lord Grenville — The Scarlet Pimpernel character guide

> Lord Grenville in The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Grenville

**First appearance:** 0012-xi-lord-grenville-s-ball

## Who they are

A British nobleman who hosts a ball in the story.

## In the story

### [X: In the Opera Box](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/x-in-the-opera-box)

Hosts the ball where the Scarlet Pimpernel is expected to appear; discusses the League's efforts with the Comtesse.

### [Lord Grenville's Ball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xi-lord-grenville-s-ball)

Hosts the ball, receives the Prince, and introduces the Comtesse and Chauvelin.

### [XIII: Either—Or?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xiii-either-or)

Implied as host of the ball where the minuet and supper take place.

### [XIV: One O'Clock Precisely!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xiv-one-o-clock-precisely)

Host of the ball where the events take place.

### [Doubt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xv-doubt)

Hosts the ball and informs Marguerite that her coach is ready.

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