Lord Emsworth

Lord Emsworth
Blandings Castle character
First appearanceSomething Fresh (1915)
Last appearanceA Pelican at Blandings (1969; completed novel)
Sunset at Blandings (unfinished novel)
Created byP. G. Wodehouse
In-universe information
Full nameClarence Threepwood
GenderMale
Title9th Earl of Emsworth
Family
  • Galahad Threepwood (brother)
  • Lady Constance Keeble (sister)
  • Lady Jane (sister)
  • Georgiana, Lady Alcester (sister)
  • Lady Julia Fish (sister)
  • Lancelot Threepwood (brother)
  • Lady Charlotte (sister)
  • Lady Dora Garland (sister)
  • Lady Hermione Wedge (sister)
  • Lady Ann Warblington (sister)
  • Lady Diana Phipps (sister)
SpouseCountess of Emsworth (deceased)
ChildrenGeorge Threepwood, Lord Bosham (son)
Freddie Threepwood (son)
Lady Mildred Mant (daughter)
RelativesJames Threepwood (grandson)
George Threepwood (grandson)
Many others; see the list
NationalityBritish

Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl Emsworth, commonly known as Lord Emsworth, is a recurring fictional character in the Blandings Castle series of stories by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. He is the amiable and somewhat absent-minded head of the large Threepwood family. Longing for nothing more than to talk to his prize pig, Empress of Blandings, or potter peacefully in the idyllic gardens of Blandings Castle, he must frequently face the unpleasant reality of his domineering sisters and familial duties.

Lord Emsworth's first appearance is in the novel Something Fresh (1915). The last completed work by Wodehouse in which Emsworth appears is A Pelican at Blandings (1969). He is also in Wodehouse's unfinished novel Sunset at Blandings.