eldest daughter. Possible oversight by Trollope as there is no mention of her death and in The Duke's Children it is made clear that the Omniums have only three children, Lord Silverbridge, Lord Gerald and Lady Mary. Jeffrey Palliser. Cousin of Plantagenet Palliser and at the time of Can You Forgive Her? next in line to the Dukedom of Omnium after him. Later marries and lives in Gloucestershire. Lady Mary Palliser. Youngest child and daughter of Plantagenet and Glencora. Falls in love with Frank Tregear. Her father's initial refusal to accept the match and gradual reconciliation to it forms much of the plot of The Duke's Children. Plantagenet Palliser (father). See main article. Plantagenet Palliser (son), given the courtesy title Earl of Silverbridge. See under "Earl of Silverbridge". Sexty Parker. Partner of Ferdinand Lopez in The Prime Minister and ruined by him. S Duke of St Bungay. Liberal politician, who offers Palliser the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer in Can You Forgive Her? Is spoken of as a possible prime minister in Phineas Finn. Serves in a variety of Cabinet posts, and is a close friend and confidant of Palliser. Plantagenet Palliser, Earl of Silverbridge Eldest child of Plantagenet and Glencora Palliser. His love initially for Lady Mabel Grex and later for Isabel Boncassen forms much of the plot of The Duke's Children. Involved in a betting scandal. He serves as an initially Conservative, but later Liberal Member of Parliament. Lady Laura Standish. Friend and love interest of Phineas Finn in Phineas Finn. T Frank Tregear. Falls in love with Lady Mary Palliser. Her father's objections to the match are gradually worn down, especially once he is elected as an M.P. V Alice Vavasor. A friend and cousin of Lady Glencora's, eventually marries John Grey after long rejecting him. Arabella Vavasor. Daughter of Squire Vavasor. See under Greenow, Mrs Arabella. George Adam St George Vavasor. A ne'er do well, who takes money from Alice to finance ruinously expensive runs for Parliament. Briefly sits in the Commons, but is disinherited by his grandfather and eventually flees to America. John Vavasor. Alice's father and George's uncle. Heir to the Vavasor fortune after George is disinherited. Kate Vavasor. Sister of George Vavasor and cousin of Alice Vavasor. Squire Vavasor. Strong-willed father of John and grandfather of George, Kate and Alice. Though a strong believer in primogeniture, he eventually disinherits George shortly before