The Prime Minister (novel) The Prime Minister (novel) The Prime Minister is a novel by Anthony Trollope, first published in 1876. It is the fifth of the "Palliser" series of novels. When neither the Whigs nor the Tories are able to form a government on their own, a fragile compromise coalition government is formed, with Plantagenet Palliser, the wealthy and hard-working Duke of Omnium, installed as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The Duchess, formerly Lady Glencora Palliser, attempts to support her husband by hosting lavish parties at Gatherum Castle in Barsetshire, the family's largest country house, barely used until now. Palliser, initially unsure
William Palliser (bishop) his widow was pregnant. He was the son of Valentine Greatrakes, the well-known faith healer. By his second wife, he had one son, William Palliser (who married Jane Pennefather and died childless in 1769) and one daughter, Jane, who married John Bury of Shannon Grove. Their eldest son, William Bury, was High Sheriff of Co. Limerick and was father of Charles Bury, 1st Earl of Charleville. The second son, John, assumed the name and arms of Palliser and was the ancestor of the brothers, Sir William Palliser, M.P. and Captain John Palliser. Palliser was a substantial benefactor of his old